Best material for a test kilt

[Barb T]

And I'll toss in my 2 cents. Not only do I agree with everyone about buying the best wool tartan you can afford for your first kilt, but I would buy 16 oz fabric, as opposed to lighter weight tartan. Good quality 16 oz kilting tartan is actually _easier_ to make a kilt from than lighter tartan or cheaper fabric. Heavy tartan doesn't scootch as much, and the stitching thread hides itself better along the edge of the pleats.

So, your first kilt will come out better, and you'll struggle less if you get real kilting tartan than if you go for "test" fabric, lightweight tartan, or saxony from Joann's.