Only thing that has worked for me is sort of eyeballing it in down in that lower corner of the apron. I just hang the kilt up and play with placement. Different for each tartan. Putting the kilt pin at a major intersection of the tartan pattern seems distracting, I like it to be on a plainer background part of the tartan.
Also depends on the design of the kilt pin. Just eyeball each one in.
And, as Ham suggests, get a different kilt pin for each kilt. That way you don't have to put it on and take it off unless you're gonna clean the kilt pin or clean/wash the kilt.
And, if you get it 'wrong' you'll know it when you're wearing the kilt, the pin just won't feel quite right. So readjust.
But there's no distance measurement like for military uniform insignia.
And, you can play. I like the looks of some of the two or three high kilt pins some guys wear.
Don't forget to run the pin part through a rubber band on the backside. That way if it somehow comes unclipped you won't lose the kilt pin, the rubber band will hold it.
Ron
Last edited by Riverkilt; 25th December 07 at 02:40 PM.
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