
Originally Posted by
Mr. MacDougall
Can we get a photo of how a bodkin would be employed?
When wearing an upper-body garment (waistcoat, jacket), pin it through the plaid fabric and the left shoulder of said garment:

When wearing the upper part of the plaid joined across your chest, just bring the ends together and jam the bodkin through:

The pin will open up the weaving of the wool and not damage it, same as with a modern kilt pin....
Brian
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