Kilt pin placement

[Streetcar]

I remember reading "somewhere"* that the pin should be "three fingers" from the bottom of the kilt, your hose should be "three fingers" from the bottom of your knee, and your sporran should be "three fingers" below the bottom of your belt buckle.

In practice, I usually give it a S.W.A.G.



* - "Somewhere", of course, being the same place that all apocraphyl knowledge comes from; such as the origin of the toothpick, how to pick a winning race horse and how to determine what a woman really wants.

[slohairt]

Probably whatever works for you is good. I'll echo the others here and say don't pin through both aprons! As to placement, my Gram always says 3 x 3: three inches up from the selvedge and three inches in from the apron fringe.

[The Wizard of BC]

From the Regimental Drum Majors website.

Worn approximately 4" up and 3" from right hand side of kilt front apron, in keeping with the set of the tartan.

That's 101.6mm up and 76.2mm in for those of you from strange lands.

[Mael Coluim]

This is all good advice. I like to place them on the double thick fabric (if it exists) at the edge of the outer apron. Right, never never pin the outer and inner apron together.

[bricelythgoe]

I know it is not common practice, but I don’t use my kilt pin all the time. When I wear mine to work, I don’t ever put it on. That is probably because I don’t have the greatest looking one in the first place. However, I have never had my apron blow open before. I have just found that I prefer the kilt without the pin (atleast until I get a nice one)

[runewolf]

I've got a nice little gold caiman, but I just can't bring myself to stick a pin through my new kilt.... Hands shake, forehead gets sweaty.... I'd never be a doctor lol.