Correct Kilt Pin Placement? How do you put on a kilt pin? Where does the kilt pin go on the kilt?
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- čas přidán 8. 04. 2021
- Where does the kilt pin go on a kilt? We were asked for a quick refresher.
The basic placement is as follows:
Place your kilt pin on the right-hand side of the front apron, 4-6 inches from the bottom of the kilt and 2 inches in from the fringe.
Some sources will be more exact with their suggested placement. For instance saying that the pin must be exactly four inches from the bottom of the kilt apron. However, the truth is that it depends on the shape of the pin, the size of the pin, and your personal preference.
This is especially true today as more and more men are getting creative with what they use as kilt pins. Most advice for placement of the kilt pin assumes the accessory is of the classic sword shape and around 3.5" in length. In fact, many pins are now larger and of different shapes (though usually still oblong). And as mentioned, kilt enthusiasts are using alternate items for kilt pins such as military uniform pieces, collectable enamel pins, mementos from loved ones, or even homemade DIY kilt pins made from exotic materials.
So the placement of the kilt pin is not set in stone. We recommend following the basic pattern above, but modify it to suit. Trust your eye. The horizontal placement of the pin usually won't change much, but you may wish to wear the pin higher. If the pin is larger (such as our own popular Fenrir Kilt Pin), it will probably look better if placed a little higher up on the apron. More "balanced" and less "dangly").
One thing you can also consider is aligning the kilt pin so that it is centered in a sett square of your tartan -- or running along a specific stripe. This can be fun and very sharp.
And still another option is to wear the pin VERY high , about mid-thigh, in what was the standard Victorian and Edwardian position. At the time, kilt pins were often round, not sword-shaped. And they were sometimes used to keep the apron layers closed, at a time when hip straps were less common. Today some gentlemen like to imitate the vintage kilt wearing styles and customs. If that's you, have fun. Just always double-check your look in the mirror before you go out.
By the way, we always recommend you ONLY pin the kilt pin through the front apron and not the layers underneath. Modernly, kilt pins function only as decorations and a sort of wind weight to keep your apron from flopping about in the breeze.
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"Windy as sin, fasten your pin.
Three fingers up and Three fingers in."
That's how I choose to handle it.
I am a woman who wears kilts, and this has been a struggle for me as I have different pin sizes. Thank you for this!
Omg yall 😭 "that is not the way" best star wars quotes ever "this is the way.. to open your kilt"
Yes Sir ...
Thank you for this video & was so impressed I've just ordered the Viking Thor hammer pin & the Fenris wolf pin. As a Black kilt wearer, Thank you guys for all the videos & info that you've purchased out. It has been invaluable to me and the correct wearing of my 8 kilts
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I tend to put it near that 4-6inch up/2-3inch in area, but I make it line up with part of the tartan
I actually were a big safety pin on my Utilikilts. I find its a nice blend of new function with old tradition.
In the end the first function of the kilt pin is to add weight to the corner of the apron to keep it in place better. Beyond that, whatever looks good. My hefty pewter beaver pin does the job perfectly for the MacLaren tartan kilt as Wood Badge SPL where there was much movement about the course.
Awesome Viking pin
6" rise and 2" in from the fringe, but am experimenting with fitting them in place by using rare earth magnet instead of pinning through the cloth.
Sword with clan-badge kilt pins I wear vertically in that lower right area of the front apron. An old psuedopennanular pin I have always worn canted with the top at about 11 o’clock and the bottom at 5 o’clock. I think I saw it in s brochure photo and liked it.🙂
I usually a thumbs length from the each and from the bottom. Then adjust accordingly. Hasn't gone wrong yet!
Where is Erik for the video? I like when you took video in the retail store. If Erik is upstairs, can you do a show the rooms upstairs and how those rooms are used?
Hi, on a military kilt with the kilt pin being a sword, why is the pin always mounted with the sword point facing down in the Dead Sword position and not with the sword point pointing upwards, like you would hold your sword out of the scabbard, if you were an officer?
Personally I agree with Eric, the position is not written in stone and I wear it to the tartan (MacLaren and do not pin the apron to the kilt, but use the pin as a decoration and not as a practcal pin. I also wear it vertical if it is the sword form. Having said that I am not saying that my way is the only way so I don't expect someone Googling about pins and contradicting me (it has happened a lot with my comments on here).
can you tell me if formula 1 is popular in Scotland or not,Colin? I've only seen McLaren as a clear Scottish team in most editions I've watched.
@@maximilianolimamoreira5002 Google Scottish F1 drivers and see how many names come up.
Here’s the thing, I’ve seen the royal family put it halfway up their hip. I’ve seen people say 2 inches over 6 inches up on the bottom, from the center of the pan, from the actual pan that goes through the cloth. I just put it based upon where it looks good. And for me that is decided on several factors. There’s simple factors, but they are the size of a kilt pen, the type of kilt pen, whether it is the kind that has a pushpin with an acorn or safety pin design. And of course if I’m gonna wear more than one pen as I typically do with sword and shield. I just think however it looks good that’s where it goes.
Which sporran am I wearing, a hair sporran, you want your pin higher to keep the hair out of it
Why do you wear a kilt pin? "This is the way"
I usually put it 4 fingers from the bottom and 2 from the side.
I think the "wind weight" idea makes a point for practicality. The wind blows not only today, but in years past. (Didn't I see Queen Elizabeth, while reviewing the troops, stop and put a pin on a soldier's wind blown kilt?)
OK, where do I get the PR-24 kilt pin? I gotta have one!!! Cancel my request. I found it on your web page and have ordered it.
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my sister bought me a pair of enamel lightsaber pins. I wear them on my neo-trad kilts, crossed like a saber dual is happening
I usually put mine so the tips of my fingers just brush the top of the pin.
I wear 2 with every kilt
I put mine closer to the bottom, where the accent color crosses itself.
Rocky, say towards again.
towards.
Stop being such snods aboot kilts. Who are you think you are Walter Scott. Modern kilts are 50 years old
they are working on them for years,Kenny, they know what they are doing.