Quote Originally Posted by The Wizard of BC View Post
"Practice Tartan" is actually a misnomer. You can practice on any Tartan fabric. Until you actually cut away the pleats in the Fell any stitches you put in can be ripped out and re-done at your leisure.
My advice is to find the best fabric you can afford. Go ahead and stitch it up practicing on sewing the Fell until you get it perfect. Rip out if necessary and re-stitch till you like the result. Then continue with the rest of the construction.
When you are done you have a full first quality Kilt. . . .

The idea of DIY is to get a quality that you would have to pay someone else to produce, and to have the pride in having done it yourself.
So go ahead and get the best quality fabric you can afford.

Any Kiltmaker will order fabric for you. Just ask.
I second this advice and must add that it applies to other types of DIY also. Just remember, patience can substitute for experience in many of these endeavours. (remember too, that patience is one of the cardinal virtues .)