Ken...you are a wise man.....then 3 yards is good as a first attempt......there are several sites out there as to how to pleat a great kilt, belt it and then tuck the ends, etc. I can search if you want and send them, but hands on with someone who knows the little tricks is always best. Three dollars a yard is excellent.....wish I could instruct you in pleating it.....I enjoy doing mine (I have about 10 great kilts, unpleated, 4 1/2 yard ones to 6 yard ones and they must be 55 to 60 inches wide). 6 yards is really too much. Malcolm