Finding the fabric is easy, and doesn't have to cost a lot. Get on eBay, type "Wool tweed fabric" into the eBay browser and see what comes up. I have purchased a number of fabrics from an eBay merchant in London, who offers some very fine tweed fabrics. Her ebay store name is "Favourite Fabrics". Very good about shipping in timely fashion and no B.S.

Also, if you search eBay for tartan fabric, there is a merchant on the Isle of Lewis, who is selling four metre lengths of single width Harris tweed. enough for a box pleat, but I don't remember what "single-width" translates to in inches. by her reckoning.

Might be too short for a kilt........

The point is that there are some bargains out there if you know where to look.

Fide et Fortitudine, aye!

T.