Kilt pin damage

[Hamish]

Not bad advice at all.

I have a pin I thought I might wear with my Utilikilt, but haven't yet because I don't want to punch a couple holes (however small) in the fabric.

Chance,

I have nine Utilikilts and, because their design is quite different to that of the traditional kilt, I have never felt it necessary or even desireable to attach a kilt pin to any of them. Most kilt pins feature Celtic designs, or are in some way associated with the Clan system.

Forgive me asking, but why would you want to wear such a pin with an entirely American, non-Celtic garment?

[bubba]

Ham, perhaps because of the Celt inside it

[Chief 801]

I agree. I enjoy showing off my clan pin with every kilt I own. Even the ones that were made in the good ol US of A !!!

[Alaskan]

The kilt pin is one more thing to distinguish a kilt from a skirt.

I don't have any plans to buy any "kilts" that are not made in the tradtional way, but if I did buy one I would want to put a kilt pin in it to accentuate the manliness of the garment.

[Graham]

I agree with Alaskan, a pin like a sporran further clarifies the kilt as opposed to a s***t.
Well for us that want to avoid s***t's like the Black plague anyway.

[Robbie]

I share Kiltedscot's and Hamish's bemusement on this one - kilt pins are associated with the traditional kilt and not the modern or alternative interpretations, and is only removed when the kilt goes to the cleaners once/twice a year. If you've got more than one kilt, get more pins - it's hardly going to break the bank!

[phil h]

I share Kiltedscot's and Hamish's bemusement on this one - kilt pins are associated with the traditional kilt and not the modern or alternative interpretations, and is only removed when the kilt goes to the cleaners once/twice a year. If you've got more than one kilt, get more pins - it's hardly going to break the bank!

once a year?
must be a bit of a pong up in the highlands

[Robbie]

Depends on (a) how many kilts you have and (b) personal hygeine habits.

[Hamish]

Depends on (a) how many kilts you have and (b) personal hygeine habits.

Absolutely, Robbie! I could not agree more. A traditional kilt worn under normal circumstances and conditions should not need dry cleaning more than twice a year at most, unless something is perhaps spilled on it.

As with most clothing, at the end of the day it should be hung in an airy place, preferably overnight, before being stored away in its individual moth-proof clothes bag.

[Hal]

I have to wear uniform shirts with a name badge at work. The shirts have two areas that look like button holes without the holes. One could do the same setup on a kilt once the exact location is approved by the Kilt Pin Police.

I have a similar setup on my formal jacket, where the broach goes. Since the holes would have shown anyway, I had them "buttonholed" (I think the seamstress called it "grommetted"...But, whatever. You get the idea!)

If I'm not wearing my plaid, sometimes I place a smaller pin through the holes. Often, I don't bother. No one seems to notice, and even if they do, at least the holes are "neat"

On another thought...Has anyone seen the trend in ID badges, to use magnetic backing? I have an ID badge like this, and it hold on like a tick! I bet a kilt pin could be fashioned with a similar type backing. No holes, and if it "did" snag, it wouldn't damage the fabric.

Just a thought...

Hal