Quote Originally Posted by Freelander
I've read somwhere that an 8 yard Kilt, is not necessarily 8 yards of material
A good rule of thumb is that for every ten inches in the hips, that translates to about two yards of material... for a good, tight traditional.

For casual kilts, every ten inches of the hips translates to about 1 1/2 yards of material... in order to have a heavy enough kilt NOT to fly away in a breeze.

Measure by the hips instead of the waist. Someone with 50" hips and a 44" waist will have some serious binding around the **** (if sewn by the smaller waist measurement)... and that's not pretty! Always make sure that there's MORE than needed to avoid "opening" pleats or "curling" front placards.