Quote Originally Posted by Tobus View Post
As others said, the strings on the back are the basting threads that should be carefully snipped out and removed entirely. They are holding your pleats from being able to open up, which is critical for movement. Otherwise you're wearing a tube that has no room for your legs to move as you walk.

Also, you mentioned your kilt pin was restricting movement. That's possibly a function of your pleats not being free, but also, make sure you're not pinning that kilt pin through both aprons. It should only be pinned to the outer apron as a decoration. It is not meant to connect the inner and outer aprons together.
Both threads or just the one at the bottom? It’s a tartanista kilt, i know that’s cheap but I’m a poor kid who lives no where near Scotland and it’s my only kilt that fits so I don’t want to ruin it.

Already noted, it would definitely rip if I put it through both aprons