I recently purchased 6 meters of medium weight tartan (somehow missing that it was meters and not yards) at 54 inches wide. This is my first kilt and I mistakenly assumed that the length of the fabric would account for my height, rather than the width... I'm 6' 5" tall.
I've found that I have far too much length and I cannot really wear the great kilt in all of the variations I wish due to the lack of width, SO here is my question for which I'd like the experts opinions, if you'd be so kind;
Take the fabric to a seamstress, cut the length down to five yards, cut the remainder into thirds of 18", stitch them end to end and then stitch it to the top of my five yards, effectively giving me a 5 yard tartan at 72" wide.
What are your thoughts, advice?
My family plaid is From the Farquharson clan, the ancient weathered pattern. I cannot find anyone who makes it in a weave longer than 54" else I'd return it and buy a wider fabric. Thanks for your time.