*****mishawakaskirt wrote:
Mishawaka
On another note I measured two of my kilts, the cheap traditional style was 11 feet of material. And the modern kilt has 17 feet of cotton twill in it.
Kilt material is commonly measured in YARDS and not feet (and not meters either) so take your 11 feet and divide by 3 for the yardage 3.2/3s yards a rather
small amount of yardage for a kilt. Normal is 5 yards {your 17 feet kilt is 5.67 yards} - for a full dress kilt 8 yards is common especially with fine pleating or box pleating.
With more yardage comes more weight which helps a great deal in sitting as the fabric needs minimal sweeping of the hands to be positioned under the butt.
Question when measuring for that 11 feet (3.67 yards) are you including measurements within the pleating at the waist ?
Your 3.67 yards kilt maybe closer to 5 yards than you think and your 5+ yard kilt more than that. The folds between the pleats is counted in the yard measurement !
The two aprons together should make about a yard of material for someone with a 40 inch waist.
One of the best books to read about kilt making is one by Barb Tewksbury - "The Art of Kilt Making" explaining in great detail all about this !