Am I being mislead?

[Blu (Ontario)]

I don't think a kilt pin could get much cheaper than this...



It's a novelty pin I bought for a dollar at one of those discount import goods stores. It had a little metal banner on it which I filed off. Then I polished off the scratch marks... took all of ten minutes. It's heavy and makes an adequate pin for informal wear.

.blu

[Andrew Green]

I barely even use what could be called a kilt pin. I have an oversized safety pin. I am just not too keen on punching holes in my fabric.

[KiltedKnight]

How does anyone feel about kilt panel rosettes? I mean either the exact type that the Black Watch wears or a kilt panel rosette of one's own design?

It seems that the kilt panel serves about the same purpose and it looks smart, what do you all think?

I ask because I'm very neutral about kilt pins and haven't used them for many years now.

Chris.

[Jimmy Carbomb]

How does anyone feel about kilt panel rosettes? I mean either the exact type that the Black Watch wears or a kilt panel rosette of one's own design?

How cool would that look?!! Do it!

Like Blu's fantastic lobster, it's just a matter of making a statement and having some fun. The beauty is that you can still dress very traditionally, but have that one point of personalization. You could personalize your rosette!

I have a friend in a band from Canada that wears a spare car key on a clip for his kilt pin. It started as a joke years ago when he lost his keys at a gig in Cape Breton and locked his instruments in the trunk. It's a "look" that also has a wonderful story!

[morrison]

I was at a flea market today and browsed some costume jewelry sellers, looking for a kilt pin.
One man said, "Yes, I have one" and pulled out a round broach about the size of a silver dollar. It had one center stone and several 7-8 smaller polished stones - probably agate, but not rhinestones or faceted glass - around it.

I think perhaps the man was letting his "unenlightened male" syndrome show. The broach you describe might not work for any fashion of kilt. But, of course, I am not looking at it! I hope he wasn't patronizing you in any way for your being a woman looking for kilt accessories.

I have a TNG communicator pin I've thought of using as a kilt pin, but it's really heavy, so I don't know how well it'd work.

Should a kilt pin be heavy or light? Is its purpose to keep the apron from flying by heaviness or by pinning the outer and under aprons together? :confused:

[way2fractious]

I've collected and use a few kilt pins, from the ubiquitous sword pins to the rarer grouse foot pin. I bought a couple of the XMarks pins. Several of the big, old, numbered laundry bag pins found their way to me. And I bought one or two dozen of the sheep blanket pins from Nasco, the mail-order farm supply company. These give me enough selection to pin certain of my kilts, but most of my knockabout kilts I do not pin because they get caught on all kinds of things outdoors or in the garage.

...pinning the outer and under aprons together?

Whatever you else you do, do NOT pin the apron to the underapron.

As I remember the "Queen's brooch" story, that may indeed have pinned down the apron to the underapron. But, unless you wish to tear or deform the apron of an expensive kilt, do not pin the apron edge to anything else.

[Monkey@Arms]

Should a kilt pin be heavy or light? Is its purpose to keep the apron from flying by heaviness or by pinning the outer and under aprons together? :confused:

It works by weight alone, the pin should only be attached to the outer apron.

Best regards,

Jake