Alternative to kilt pins

[Riverkilt]

This is sorta stretching it. I've been pleased with the embroidered patches I've added to some of my Utilikilts. Put them on the cargo pockets of my survivals, workman's, and denim. I like the look, personalizes them. Also a sometimes conversational piece.

I take the embroidered labels off my SportKilts, although they might look better in the kilt pin position than on the waist. Assume there's a reason they're not sewn in the kilt pin position.

Its cool when folks try a different look. You have me thinking of some culture blending, like why not a small Native American concho with leather strands, or just a nice concho?

Ron

[Graham]

I know that such a patch would not function in terms of adding weight, but again, a real kilt pin can be dangerous if it gets caught on a ladder or such.

I like the idea of the scottish lion (for example), like the pewter version I bought recently
http://scottishkilts.net/store/themed_kilt_pins.html

[caig]

For a few years now I have not used a kilt pint, but an embroidered badge of about 6cm diameter sewn onto the kilt in the same position. I use the crest from my Coat of Arms but any "badge" would do. Perhaps we could get the X Marks kilt pin embroidered ?

[auld argonian]

I'll tell you...we're all (both of us!) wearing Chicago White Sox buttons on the kilt pin side of our kits these days. My daughter has a button maker and cranked out a whole slew of them during the play-offs. I was wearing the SWK Nightstalker in a bar during the playoffs and everybody first gave me a "what's this joker wearing?" look but when they spotted the Sox button they all broke into a smile.

I do have to refine my technique of sitting on a barstool kilted, though...all these adjustments to things that are second nature!

best

AA

[Streetcar]

Check out Neokilts. I believe they offer custom embroidery on their kilts.

[starbkjrus]

Since we are talking about Kilt pins a friend of my partner told him she had an antique kilt pin and would he like to buy it as a Christmas gift for me. She sent a pic and it turns out its a er....Fly Plaid Brooch (what do you call these things?). Anyway see link below and please tell me what you think of the brooch. I would not be using this as a kilt pin but I'd appreciate an educated opinion if anyone can tell anything about the quality of this from the pic. I don't dress formally very often but I'd love to have this in my collection.

http://aolsvc.pictures.aol.com/NASAp...ViewFromEmails

Hope this link works..... :confused: <snip>Finally. Just open the link and then click the "view as guest button" and this should work.

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

Since we are talking about Kilt pins a friend of my partner told him she had an antique kilt pin and would he like to buy it as a Christmas gift for me. She sent a pic and it turns out its a er....Fly Plaid Brooch (what do you call these things?). Anyway see link below and please tell me what you think of this. He won't tell me what the price is but I'd appreciate an educated opinion from this board. I don't dress formally very often but I'd love to have this in my collection.

http://aolsvc.pictures.aol.com/NASAp...ViewFromEmails

Hope this link works..... :confused: <snip>Finally. Just open the link and then click the "view as guest button" and this should work.

Star, not my taste for a kilt pin, but looks nice and I think it would work fine. Hard to tell how big and heavy it really is from the photo though.

[Jerry]

Does anyone have a link to a pic of the XMARKS kilt pin? I'd like to make a copy, and if it is agreeable to Hank, see if I can find someone who will make an embrodered patch, or at least silkscreen it on a cap.

[Southern Breeze]

Here's the only link and pic I could find. I've thought about an embroiderd patch but I've not had time to look into it.
http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/s...=marks+kiltpin

[bubba]

Patches I've thought about. There are minimum orders to consider though and I can't afford to pop over $100 on it. There are some good sources on line that make embroidered patches.


http://www.patchesrus.com/

http://www.perfectpatches.com/