hi new here :)

**mookien** · 18th February 12, 02:59 PM

If you have never removed basting stitches, don't panic. It is easy. Only the first ones are knotted. You can carefully undo these with a pair of tweezers (for example). Then all the rest - the vast majority - are "sewn" to simply pull out. Once you reach them just use gentle tugs on the thread to remove them all.

By the way, what kind of Douglas kilt did you get? A picture would be fantastic. I'm in a Clan Douglas family, too. Welcome to the blog.

**gary meakin** · 18th February 12, 06:21 PM

Welcome from New Hampshire and just to reiterate what everyone's saying...
pull out the basting and only pin the outer apron.

**flyingshamrock** · 18th February 12, 07:49 PM

A Hundred Thousand Welcome from Massachusetts.

**knotty** · 19th February 12, 05:47 AM

Greetings from Cowichan Valley, Vancouver Island. Enjoy the freedom!

Craig

**Piipriker** · 19th February 12, 06:15 AM

welcome from Germany

**fr. frank** · 20th February 12, 11:48 AM

and a big howdy from South Carolina

**unixken** · 20th February 12, 12:14 PM

Welcome, from Northeast, Ohio!

**tulloch** · 20th February 12, 03:23 PM

Welcome from the highlands of Central Massachusetts! Don't risk any pulls or tears with the pin. Use it only if it is not going to hurt the kilt. I have found that they tend to rub hard going under the steering wheel when I get in the car.

**Moski** · 21st February 12, 12:36 AM

from Pennsylvania Dutch country. Don't forget to check out the ten kilt looks thread. Some nice examples from two well dressed members. Enjoy the new addiction to Freedom.