Joannes has a poly rayon blend that I have made 5 kilts from, it is light but it holds pleats like crazy and wasn't super difficult to sew. The material was found in a local store at about $6.00 a yard, I never see it listed online. I was having trouble with the waistband and loops so I decided to re-a quire my old 1926 singer 66 that I used to do car upholstery with (28 years ago) out of my folks garage. With the singer it is actually much easier to line up the stripes on pleats. I have been searching for a wool blend like you mentioned. Thanks for the heads up.

Eric