I am not sure if this is the appropriate place to ask this, or if it is even appropriate to ask, but here goes, and we will see what comes of it. Moderators, please feel free to censure this post if you consider it inappropriate in any way.

I have on order 4 meters of doublewidth 13oz Dalgleish Allen 1996 tartan expected to arrive in the next couple weeks. I want to have a traditional 8+ yard handmade kilt made by one of our experts here on XMTS but really don't know the protocol for finding someone to do it and how much it would cost to have it done for me. My measurements are 45 waist, 48 hips, overall length 26 inches (24 drop plus 2 inch rise---thank you Barb). So my questions are these, and it is probably most appropriate to PM me with your answers, if you feel comfortable answering in this way.

Who are the experienced kiltmakers here on the forum (criteria would be more than 50 handmade kilts sold commercially) and where are you located? What would it cost to have my custom hand made kilt done from the fabric I would ship to you? Roughly (very roughly) what kind of turnaround time might I expect from the time we seal the deal by me sending you the fabric and either a downpayment or full upfront payment? Lastly, I guess I would ask you in your PM to sell yourself and your services, since I know none of you personally, only a few of you through traded posts here on X-marks, and only two or three of you by reputation from others posting here about their buying or ordering kilts from you. If you aren't a kiltmaker but know a good one that I should contact about this please PM me also. (I will save some of you the bother by letting you know that I have already been in contact with Kathy Lare of Albuquerque and know her info.)

Thanks for tolerating my ignorance fused with my interest.