How do I fasten a fly plaid properly?

[MacSimoin]

...I've described one method above already.

Caradoc:

I think you misunderstood: I didn't mean how to fasten it; I've already gotten a good idea from what you and others have suggested.

What I meant was how to drape or hang the flyplaid properly. Googling flyplaid is a little help, but I'm looking for real world experience. Thanks!

[davedove]

Here's a couple of pictures from Alexis Malcolm's site:





I just realized that the plaid is a different tartan from the kilt, a terrible fashion no-no.

[binx]

Gee, the Google stuff helped me. I see now that you don't HAVE to gather the entire width of the plaid under the brooch. Or get a wider brooch. The advantage I've found in getting it all under it is that I don't have to unfasten the brooch to change plaids.

binx

[David Dalglish]

I do not wear fly plaids & I think your pins is great, however I do think it is a little small for the job.

[KiltedKnight]

I read that you weren't asking HOW to fasten the flyplaid but I do want to tell how I do it because I've always worried about damaging the jacket with the brooch pin.

I use two medium sized safety pins and put them through the flyplaid and jacket at the right distance apart,( depending on the size of the Brooch), and at the same level. Then I hide the safety pins in the folds of the flyplaid as I put the larger pin on the brooch through the plaid and the small holes of the safty pins where they bend so that the flyplaid and brooch is supported by the two safety pins and the small holes left by the thinner pins didn't leave large holes in the jacket.

I hope that I described this well enough to understand easily.

Chris.

[MacSimoin]

Chris,

That's precisely what I needed to know as far as fastening the flyplaid. I like the support system you create by attaching the pins together. What a great idea!

Thank you!!

[KiltedKnight]

I hope it works as well for you as it does for me.

Chris.

[Bob C]

Here's a couple of pictures from Alexis Malcolm's site:

This picture is nice, and all, but movement and gravity will not allow the plaid to splayed across your back for long.