Kilt size question

[McMoose77]

Well, I just got the 8 yard kilt a store ordered for me. However when I look at the tag on the inside it says..." Tartan 6y" then under that "Strathmore...100% Pure New Wool". Then "FORFAR SCOTLAND".

So...my question is... is this an 8 yard kilt or a 6?

[Bugbear]

It isn't too difficult to measure that and get a fairly close idea of how many yards are in a kilt. Each pleat should be pretty much the same size, except for the first and last.
Measure the pleat size from inside crease to inside crease on a few of the back pleats at the bottom of the kilt to get an idea of what length of fabric is in each one.
Then multiply that length by the number of pleats.

Add that number to the measured width of the apron and width of the underapron at the bottom of the kilt, and that should be about how many yards are in your kilt.
It is unlikely that it is exactly eight yards or six yards.

Hope that helps.

[The Wizard of BC]

Even simpler is to take a tape measure or yardstick and measure the total length along the Hem.

Please remember though that very few kilt will have exactly 8 yards of fabric in them.

Depending on your hip size and the size of the Sett (or one full repeat of the Tartan pattern) your kilt could have as little as 6 yards and as much as 9 or 9.5 yards and still be referred to as "an 8 yard kilt".

[Riverkilt]

Strathmore is a good mill so the fabric should be fine.

Best for me is to order direct from my kiltmaker so I can deal direct and have the kilt sewn by someone I know and save the "middleman's" cut.

Ron

[Bugbear]

He's right, he's right, The Wizard is right.

I have to use a braille ruler, so I was thinking of how I would go about it.

Riverkilt's probably right too.

[Highland Logan]

Strathmore is a good mill so the fabric should be fine.

True.. but Strathmore may have just produced the fabric and not actualy made the kilt.

Frank

[Riverkilt]

That's all I meant. If Strathmore hires up kiltmakers that'd be news to me. Just spoke to the cloth.

Sure is nice to know your kiltmaker. I love it that way.

Ron

[Carolina Kiltman]

Even simpler is to take a tape measure or yardstick and measure the total length along the Hem.

Please remember though that very few kilt will have exactly 8 yards of fabric in them.

Depending on your hip size and the size of the Sett (or one full repeat of the Tartan pattern) your kilt could have as little as 6 yards and as much as 9 or 9.5 yards and still be referred to as "an 8 yard kilt".

As I mentioned in a post in another thread, this is exactly the case. My 13oz kilt took just over 7 1/4 yards, the one for my "wee" brother took over 9 1/2 yards, same fabric, same tartan. He is just that much wider than me! (He is several inches shorter, but outweighs me by about 65-70 lbs. His was not called an 8 yard kilt though. The kilt maker gave us a quote based on hip measurement) So yes, if you are quite slim, then that could be correct.