Quote Originally Posted by usndoc
To sum what I am trying to confirm:
an 8 yard kilt = 8 yards of 28" OR 4 yards of 54" split and joined (8yds total).

a 4 yard kilt = 4 yards of 28" OR 2 yards of 28" split and joined (4yds total).
From waist to hem should be around 28" or so in your case. From that... what's the length of the worked material? In your case, it's about 8 yards. That's an 8 yard kilt. Whether it's joined from a larger piece or not, the actual running and worked length of fabric is what you can go by.

Want to get confused? I've made a casual/4-yard kilt for a guy with a 60" waist. Was that actually 4 yards? Nope. It was close to 8 yards, but was in the fashion of a 4 yarder/casual with wider pleats.