Quote Originally Posted by Aldisimo View Post
I'm wondering how many metres/yards of fabric you needed to accommodate 29 pleats ...
Not as much as it might seem. The sett on this tartan is 6 1/2" so with 29 pleats that comes to 188.5" or 15' 8" or 5yd 8". There's 50" or so in the aprons giving about 6 1/2 yds.

What I bought was 3.7m of double width cloth which was more than enough for this kilt.