A couple of you lads have advocated the use of magnets in the place of pins, for securing the kilt pin to the outer apron. It causes less damage to the fabric, if I understand the argument correctly.

I've just been poking about on eBay, looking at neodymium (AKA "rare earth") magnets, and see that they're offered in a variety of form factors and pull weights. So I'm curious about a couple of things -- what size / form have you used? Would you recommend the same, or different?

Do you replace the pin on the jewelry with a piece of stainless steel, or do you find that there's enough ferrous content in most pewter jewelry not to need it? Have you ever had difficulty with losing a pin without noticing it?

Thanks for any advice.