Deep pleats

[BertMcG]

Usually a 8 yard traditional will have about a yard of fabric dedicated to each apron, over and under. That leaves 6 for the rear pleats. So your total rear fabric sounds ok.

I have done a couple with 6 yards in the pleats but they had close to 30 pleats so much more shallow, but this would be pleated to the sett so only 17 wide and deep pleats, I don’t know if that would have the same swing as more and shallower pleats.