Quote Originally Posted by Southern Breeze
I'm familier with that thread. I'm looking for info on how to actually make one from scratch.
A lot depends on the width of your cloth. If it's the double wide cloth (54" or so) then all you need is 4-5 yards of it, depending on your size, then you arrange it around you and belt it on (can't help you with that part).

If it's single width, you will need about twice that length. You will have to cut it half lengthwise sew the two lengths together, along the long side, so you will basically end up with a double wide cloth, like in the previous paragraph.

As far as tartans, what are you looking for, something that looks historical? If that's the case, you probably don't want anything too bright. The Black Watch, as one of the oldest tartans, should work fine.

13 oz. should work okay. However, if you're going to be wearing this in the middle of the summer, it will probably get very hot having all that material wrapped around you. Summers in 21st century US are considerably warmer than Scotland in the late 16th century.