sewing a kilt

[Elf]

Good luck in this project. Here is a bit of what I learned making my first kilt: First, as Unixken says, get the Art of Kiltmaking book. I first made a test kilt in plain fabric. I used a pleat size and depth based on the size of my tartan planned for the next kilt. Being thin myself, I used a bit less than 8 yards, but more important was the size of the sett. Also as the book describes, if the fabric comes double width, you only need to order half the nominal yardage. That makes the sticker shock considerably less. Again, happy sewing.