My next kilt will be a challenge, I am afraid. The hips are 47" , waist is 50", and I have 8 yards. As I look at the chart on pg 45, I need 9 yd. However I do have another 8 yards, as I bought two kilts, double width. Can I take a yard from that length of material and somehow add it into the first kilt? Or is that just too difficult for a real novice to do? I can simply tell my son that I don't have enough Patriot tartan, and I do have enough of the Duncan, so it's Duncan or nothing. Any recommendations? Thanks so much for your input. Mary