David I think it would look great in a 6 yard also, but my one concern is appearing similar to my fellow pipers/drummers. Our kilts are 8 yards pleated to the stripe on a sett very similar to the size of this one. Do you think it would look bad to do this MacGregor tartan in an 8 yard for the sake of having the pleats "matching" in width with my band members? I'm leaning towards a traditional 8 yard simply for this reason.