Making your own kilt. Where to start?

[The Wizard of BC]

Drymen Kilts,

First of all, if you are wanting to make something for a woman that will be longer than a man's kilt, may I suggest that you look at a lighter weight fabric. Something in the 10 oz range. As this is to be longer than a man's kilt, you may be using wider fabric. The weight of all that fabric adds up really quick.

A man's 8 yard kilt made from 16oz fabric will weigh in at right around 4 pounds. The average woman does not expect or want to wear something that robust.

And if you are making something for a lady you may want to make a skirt not a kilt. A kilt is one of the most complex garments. Right up there with a man's custom made suit coat.
Lady's skirts usually do not have all the internal elements that a man's kilt does.

It will still be Tartan so many people will still refer to it as a kilt even though it is actually made like any other ladies skirt. I have seen lengths from ultra mini down to hostess length and skirts with pleats all around or no pleats at all, called a kilt just because of the Tartan fabric.