Scotty, you're right about the washings. I learned LONG ago not to put a kilt in a machine. Certain fabrics will "ball-up" and wear thin with the agitation.

Therefore, I hand-wash all my kilts... except for my UtiliKilts which will stand-up to a friggin' sand blasting!

KiltedCodeWarrior, while you're looking for a kilt pin, take the time to examine your interests and search for something that expresses them. I was at the "House of Blues" in Atlantic City last Friday and found a nice, heavy guitar-shaped pin with the HoB logo on it. Great weight for a kilt pin! I was as an Irish Festival the week before, and found an Irish Harp pin that works GREAT on my Irish National. I've also been known to wear my Elvis "TCB" Lightning bolt pin on my solid black kilt.

Get out there and find a statement!