Travel Channel - making a kilt in Glasgow

[Kilted KT]

... and showed her how much material it would take to make an 8 yard kilt.

that part always amazes people when I tell them how much material I am wearing ( when in a tank ). They most often look in utter amazement and confusion. Can be fun sometimes when you tell them that you have enough cloth to make a decent tent wrapped around your waist, and you are not a size 88.

[Gary Krueger]

I'm a big man 280 lbs 6'4" and ample around the hips... suffice to say I now know the origin of the saying, "the whole 9 yards."