Kilt Pin, Anchor Weight Or True Pin?

[kc8ufv]

The function of the kilt pin I shall be wearing to a family wedding on Saturday is to show off that I am Irish (ie it is an enameled shamrock). Of just my buttons, choise of tartan even sgian dubh should give all that away.

Sadly my buttonhole will be a thistle. What is a guy to do to avoid wearing Scottish emblems when fully dressed up lol

There's always the trick I use when wearing a kilt pin - wear one that's handmade, and references another hobby, even if few recognize it. Now, I still would like to find an EASY way of enamel coating it, I'm thinking a metalic red would look sharp on it...

[piperdbh]

Now, I still would like to find an EASY way of enamel coating it, I'm thinking a metalic red would look sharp on it...

Good quality spray paint? Airbrushed, maybe?

[Joshua]

ive heard of this before about wearing a kilt pin for weight. I recenlty bought a PV kilt (an 8 yard kilt which is supposidly 16oz which i doubnt it is that heavy)

Sorry for the threadjack, but I have to ask. Does the material have a smooth denim-like feel or is it wooly like an old army blanket?

If it's a smooth quasi-denim feel, it's poly-v and the best tartan poly-v is from Marton Mills, around 11oz. I've not seen PV that's heavier (in fact it's a common complaint among the kiltmakers that work with PV that it isnt available in a heavy weight as it's such a fantastic kilting fabric).

If it's wooly than it's possibly acrylic and not PV. My acrylic kilts are from SWK and I believe they are around 15oz.

[Micric]

Don't wear a pin myself, no need for one, wind never been a problem, but Okiwen,....
In the traditional sense, you are only half dressed without the sporran...:-)

Best,
Richard/.

[Mike_Oettle]

For the record, in my regiment the officers all had fancy silver kilt pins. We (the men) had blanket pins.
I have not bothered to wear any kind of pin with my own kilts.
Incidentally, kc8ufv, what is the symbolism in that pin of yours?
Regards,
Mike

[kc8ufv]

For the record, in my regiment the officers all had fancy silver kilt pins. We (the men) had blanket pins.
I have not bothered to wear any kind of pin with my own kilts.
Incidentally, kc8ufv, what is the symbolism in that pin of yours?
Regards,
Mike

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[PEEDYC]

I have a small collection of kilt pins. It depends on the occasion when I wear which one ie smart or casual or in between. I have one heavy one that I wear usually when out in the real open air. The others are decorative and certainly do not add any weight to the apron.

[Tartan Hiker]

I can't believe no one has mentioned this yet....

If you peruse the MacLeay prints, you see very few pins at all. The few that you do see are affixed higher than is normally seen today...they look to be just below half-way from waistband to selvedge.

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I myself use one about half the time. My favorite is a very heavy one I made with pewter and a stone lance point. This one lives on my Carolina box-pleat, and it is half-way down the apron edge. Any lower and it flops around annoyingly.

[Riverkilt]

Don't forget to put a piece of wide rubber band on the pin in back so you don't lose the pin. They do sometimes come unhooked and slip away without notice. Running the pin through a piece of rubber band on the backside prevents that. You'll notice a thunking against your leg if the pin comes undone - but it will still be there.

And, follow Ham's advice - one kilt pin per kilt and leave it in - that way there's less damage to the cloth. Also gives us the joy of kilt pin collecting/addiction.

Sort of humerous/sad to see posts about finding a kilt pin heavy enough to hold the apron down in a wind, or sewing weights into the bottom of the kilt.

All one needs is an underkilt/slip-like garment under the kilt and practice walking in the wind in various directions until you get used to, and comfortable with, the wind dancing in the kilt pleats.

Well, and learn to avoid updrafts if possible...

[mookien]

I like to wear a kilt pin that incorporates my clan crest in honor of my association with the Clan Douglas Society of North America.


My son and I each purchased one from the Scottish Tartans Museum. They look great and, if they help anchor the front apron even a tiny bit, that's just a another benefit.

I own that I cringe a bit at puncturing the wool, but I try to push the pin between the threads as much as possible so as not to break any.

Riverkilt: Thanks for the tip about using a piece of a wide rubber band inside the apron. It's cheap insurance.