Amount of tartan?

[The Wizard of BC]

Can you tell us please the Tartan you have chosen and the weaver and weight of the fabric. A 4.5" Sett is on the small size. The average Sett is in the 6" range.

Then as to your measurements. You say your hip is 40". Again, that seems pretty small. Was this taken with a tape measure around the largest part of the hips and butt? The average adult male will be around 42" - 46". Can you give us your height and weight please.

For a kilt made in accordance with TAoK you will use approx. 4 yards of double-width fabric for hips up to 45" in circumference. That is a total of 8 yards after being cut or ripped along its
length. For hips over 45 you will need 4.5 yards of double-width fabric or more.

We usually call a traditionally built kilt - an 8 yard kilt knife pleated kilt or a 4 yard box pleated kilt.