Kilt Pin Position

[Hamish]

I am absolutely with Matt on this. Never, ever, pin the two aprons together! If you should catch the pin on a piece of furniture, or some other immovable object (and it is easily done), you will rip or pull the fabric of one or both aprons. Personally, I have never experienced this but, in my 55+ years of kilt wearing, I have seen several instances of badly torn aprons where the pins had been caught.

Few kilt pins are heavy enough to hold down the apron in a wind and they really should not be thought of as being anything other than decorative.

As for the position of the pin (the original question!): there are no rules and, again, I agree with Matt - let your eye decide where it should be. Usually, I aim for a spot about three inches in from the apron's fringe and about four inches up from the selvedge, but it really depends upon the tartan as the pin looks best when 'centred' between stripes.

[Caradoc]

As for the position of the pin (the original question!): there are no rules and, again, I agree with Matt - let your eye decide where it should be.

I have one rule - the pin has to be "inside" the line from where the front apron is attached to a strap straight down to the selvedge. If you put the pin closer to the fringe than that line, it'll flap all over the place depending on how severe the taper is on your apron.

[Nanook]

I am absolutely with Matt on this. Never, ever, pin the two aprons together! If you should catch the pin on a piece of furniture, or some other immovable object (and it is easily done), you will rip or pull the fabric of one or both aprons.

I'd leave the pin off near furniture. Given the lack of gusty winds, save in the eye of a hurricane, they are just show. Kept even to the outer apron there are still more than enough chances for something to go wrong. If you must wear a pin I'd make sure that the area is fortified (some makers beef up the cloth in the region with some form of leather).

Personally, I have never experienced this but, in my 55+ years of kilt wearing, I have seen several instances of badly torn aprons where the pins had been caught.

And I'd guess all with their pins attached well mannered to their outer aprons.

Few kilt pins are heavy enough to hold down the apron in a wind and they really should not be thought of as being anything other than decorative.

Agree. There are occasions for pins but, in general, ...