Kilt pin placement

[JayFilomena]

And make sure you only put it on the top layer of fabric, and not through both. It will tear your kilt if you put it through the top and the underside layer.

Ok, this is new to me...I only put it through the top apron? I thought the purpose was to keep the two together? The weight of the pin keeps the apron down, not the pinning of the top to the bottom?

[Jock Scot]

Ok, this is new to me...I only put it through the top apron? I thought the purpose was to keep the two together? The weight of the pin keeps the apron down, not the pinning of the top to the bottom?

Well alright I know the saying goes "never say never",but as far as a kilt pin and kilt goes, NEVER pin the top apron to the bottom.If you do, you may wreck your kilt in a blink of an eye.Apart from that, it is quite difficult to get the front apron to hang properly if the two are connected.It is not compulsery to wear a kilt pin anyway, although it is usual

[Thunderbolt]

Ok, this is new to me...I only put it through the top apron? I thought the purpose was to keep the two together? The weight of the pin keeps the apron down, not the pinning of the top to the bottom?

Right, do not pin them together.

I'm sure some of the other historians here can give specifics, but the story goes something like the Queen made a requirement for the soldiers to have some way of having the apron kept down in the interest of modesty, however initially this was done with ribbons sewn on the right edge of the top apron and another on the inside, where they would be tied together to keep the aprons down.

However, most soldiers never tied them and therefore they would hang loose. I've seen ribbons in place of kilt pins in the past. Not so much today.

Eventually, this grew into a large pin. I'm not sure when or how, but that's how it is today.

I often don't wear a kilt pin. When I do, it's mostly for semi-formal or better dress. I guess the Kilt police will be after me now.

T.