first kilted outing

[bmrtin]

hmmmm my next kilt, how about grounds keeper willie's tartan

[furrycelt]

Remember to not use the kilt pin to attach the apron and the over-apron to one another. The kilt pin is just there for decoration and a bit of weight to keep the over-apron down, neat.

I never heard that before. I've always pinned both aprons on my tradition kilts. It hasn't given me any trouble as the kilt can still expand freely due to the pleats. The aprons are still wide enough to fall between my legs for modesty when sitting (the sporran helps to push them in that direction too). I don't own a kilt pin heavy enough to fight even a modest breeze by its weight alone. I wouldn't want a heavy kilt pin banging at my leg anyway.

-ian

[Sherry]

My sons prefer their pins through both layers too. The pleats allow for plenty of room, so I don't see how the aprons cold be pulled too hard by pinning them together.

And if my now 9yo has ripped anything, I'd say it's safe to pin the aprons together. :-D

[Riverkilt]

You're hooked now bmrtin :grin:

As far as kilt pins, I only pin the outer apron.

Think I just read Ham's reccomendation that kilt pins not be moved from one kilt to another. Pin them to one kilt and leave them.

This of course means a whole new addiction...kilt pins.

I'm waiting for the first highland games of the season to go kilt pin shopping. Only have seven tartan kilts and already have one kilt pin...so just a half a dozen...wait, should I get kilt pins for my three tartan SportKilts too? Okay just nine...

Ron

[Moosehead]

Hey Onion,

which school did you go to?

[Hamish]

I can't remember where it's posted, but I recall the High Priest of the Kilt (Hamish) saying it should be worn as follows- 5" or 6" up from the selvidge and 2" or 3" in from the fringe.

Wow! SB are you suggesting that I should wear a censer instead of a sporran? That, methinks, would be playing with fire!!! ;)

As we are always saying: there really are no rules as such when it comes to kilt wearing, but there is a lot of tradition. When I first became a kilt owner, back in the 1950s, that was the position recommended to me by the kiltmaker and I have since aimed for roughly that spot with all my subsequent kilt pins.

Whilst we have traditions to uphold, that is not to say that we cannot position a kilt pin wherever we wish. Don't forget, unless we are in the Army or in a pipe band, our kilts are not uniforms - nor are they costumes. They are everyday garments to be worn formally, informally or downright casually - but with respect.

[Hamish]

Help

I have only been putting the pin through both over and under apron, I thought it went through both

Derek

Surely not, Derek? Good grief, what have I been saying all these years?!! Catch your pinned-together kilt on something when you are in a hurry and your kilt will be in tatters. Dear, oh dear! ;)

Seriously though: never, never pin the aprons together, and once you've positioned and pinned your pin to the front apron, leave it there! Only remove it when the kilt requires cleaning - which should not be very often.

[Southern Breeze]

Wow! SB are you suggesting that I should wear a censer instead of a sporran? That, methinks, would be playing with fire!!! ;)

What are you worried about? Kilts have built in fire extinguishers.

[Steeplechase]

Welcome to your new member bmrtin.

[dwg]

Surely not, Derek? Good grief, what have I been saying all these years?!! Catch your pinned-together kilt on something when you are in a hurry and your kilt will be in tatters. Dear, oh dear! ;)

Seriously though: never, never pin the aprons together, and once you've positioned and pinned your pin to the front apron, leave it there! Only remove it when the kilt requires cleaning - which should not be very often.

Thanks again Ham you always save the day ! I also guess thats why when I see a photo of myself in a kilt it looks so parallel at the sides.

Regards

Derek