Quote Originally Posted by Nick
Double width, at least 4 yards long. That's it. Mine's 6, but a friend has a 4 and it's perfect for him (though he is much skinnier than I am.)

As for pleating and donning, I learned mostly from the site below, though I've since developed my own slightly modified system.

http://www.kalani.net/KiltPleatingB.html
Thanks for the link. After looking at the pics I can see that these kilts are much simpler than I had assumed.