Quote Originally Posted by The Wizard of BC View Post
Tobus,

Try opening up the apron facings. They are the turned over areas at your aprons outer edges. You should be able to scavenge enough yarns to do your job.
Ah, good idea! I'll take a look at that area and see whether it's something I have the fortitude to do. I'm assuming I'll have to cut out an entire line of stitching and then hand-sew it back after I've harvested the yarns I need?

Quote Originally Posted by Jock Scot View Post
Whilst having holes in your kilt is unfortunate to say the least, I should not loose too much sleep over them, if I were you, paticularly as they are out of sight. At the recent Moy show I saw two kilts, one a MacLeod and one a Macpherson, that had large(3 or 4 inches across) patches in their respective front aprons and their owners did not appear to bat an eye. I have seen bullet holes, rips, burn holes and yes moth holes in kilts and as long as the event is not too formal we just accept these things as "customising"!
Heh, yes, there's something to be said for "character". I just worry that because of the placement of these holes, they will start to open up or unravel over time. That's right where my sporran will rest, and the fabric will have to resist the jostling and friction of my sporran moving on the outside (transferred through the outer apron), as well as the rubbing on the inside against my shirt. Do you think this will become an issue over time? I'd hate for it to get to the point where it's a 3" patch that I have to do over it!