It's NOT as far fetched as you may think!;)

I was recently able to obtain more than 40 yards of MacDonald tartan (in a VERY heavy wool) from a man in Nova Scotia. It had been stored in lambs wool and burlap for decades, and is in pristine condition... not ONE hole in the entire bolt.

Will it be made into kilts? Who knows? With that much material, it's bound to have (at least) part of it tailored.

I met a man in Philadelphia, that "summers" in Cape Breton and is a high-ranking member of the Cape Breton Historical Preservation Society. He put me in-touch with the tartan owner... and the rest is history. You just NEVER know what you'll find out there!!!