The weight of fabric is the weight in ounces of a length of one yard of double width (54 inches) fabric.
If you measure along the lower edge of the kilt in yards and then find the upper to lower edge in inches it is possible to calculate what the various weights of cloth should measure.
For instance - lower edge 7.5 yards length 24 inches of 13 oz fabric.
Calculation is 13 times 7.5 times 24 divided by 54 equals 43 ounces, or 2lb 11oz (1.23kg) of fabric. Added to that is the weight of the lining and the canvas, which should be part of the finished kilt as a reinforcement, plus the straps and buckles.
Anne the Pleater
Last edited by Pleater; 24th August 16 at 12:37 PM.
I presume to dictate to no man what he shall eat or drink or wherewithal he shall be clothed."
-- The Hon. Stuart Ruaidri Erskine, The Kilt & How to Wear It, 1901.
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