Quote Originally Posted by Phogfan86 View Post
I think you're going to have a very difficult time making a kilt from anything less than four yards, and that will probably be a box pleat, which is perfectly fine. If you want a lot of pleats, you're going to have a hard time getting them with four yards of fabric.
I think he has double-width fabric in mind... in which case wouldn't four yards of it (equivalent to eight yards single) be plenty? Even three yards (six in single) should be ample, methinks.