Hamish, it was the post about reinforcing the area behind the pin, that I thought was such a great idea, that had me kicking myself so hard when this happened! I am sure that doing so would have meant the pin, which did bend, would have either completely snapped, or pulled free from the clasp and saved the kilt.

Rigged, good thought. I have a very good cleaners around the corner that also does tailoring. Might see what they say, but I think I am going to take Rocky up on a small piece of scrap material and Bubba's fabric glue idea. I can niely match the pattern, so even if the repair is not 100% invisible, it will be hard to detect during normal wear.

Hey, if it had happened to a pair of trousers, I might not be able to repair it well enough to wear to work again at all!