Kilt Pin, Anchor Weight Or True Pin?

[piperdbh]

I have some silver dogwood pins that I like to wear. Sometimes I wear no 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?

[GordonH]

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...

Interesting. I am a radio amateur too (GM4SVM).

Just joined the forum to say that I was brought up to use a non decorative kilt pin to go through both layers of cloth and pin the kilt together. The pins we used as children were non decorative and resembled large safety pins. My kilt maker always pins through both pieces of fabric. Maybe its because of the high winds we get here? Certainly walking down the street in an unpinned kilt would involve having to stop it blowing about.

[Paul Henry]

Interesting. I am a radio amateur too (GM4SVM).

Just joined the forum to say that I was brought up to use a non decorative kilt pin to go through both layers of cloth and pin the kilt together. The pins we used as children were non decorative and resembled large safety pins. My kilt maker always pins through both pieces of fabric. Maybe its because of the high winds we get here? Certainly walking down the street in an unpinned kilt would involve having to stop it blowing about.

I'd be very interested to know who your kiltmaker is , and why they are giving unusual advice. It really is a bad idea to pin both layers together, it restricts the natural movement of the fabric , and could lead to tearing the fabric.

[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.

http://www.imagekind.com/GalleryProf...adf0879287&P=1

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.