Hi Kiltmakers,
I would love to get some opinions on how to work around a flaw in some tartan.

My daughter wants a new kilt made from Dress Mint Scott, a relatively new tartan at Tartantown. Luckily I live close enough that I was able to go to the shop to have a look at it before buying it. I was going to buy 3.5 yards, but we discovered a flaw in the selvage edge. Since it will be hemmed, I was going to buy it anyway, with a bit of a discount.
However...we then discovered a really odd flaw at the 3.0 yard mark. One of the stripes that should be solid mint was not quite solid. You could see the warp threads running through the stripe, and it added a weird set of 'imbedded' stripes in that one stripe. It was as though some of the weft threads were missing.
(Just as a side note, we unrolled the bolt, and the flaw got worse and worse, until we reached a point in the bolt where there appeared to be NO weft threads at all for about two inches! Just a web of warp threads!)

Anyhow, the problem is that I really need to get this kilt done by October, and this is the colour and tartan we had decided on, so I might just go ahead and get the 3.5 yd piece if I can get a good discount on it. I don't have time to wait for another shipment to come in.
My question is, if that flawed stripe happens to be visible on a pleat, would you just skip over to the next sett, and have one extra deep pleat? It might actually be two extra deep pleats, as there would possibly be one on each side of the join, depending on the pleating.
I don't really want to have to piece an extra chunk in the back and have two seams, but I would do it if it was the best option.

What do you think??

PS - I'm not overly concerned about perfection in this kilt. These dancers kilts get outgrown pretty quickly! Also, I'm so cheap that I'm actually hoping I can get the piece for a good price and work around it!

Thanks everyone!
Dee