Alan:

I purchased five meters of the above mentioned fabric with the thought of trying my hand at a DIY kilt. If I understand correctly, one cannot cut the 56 inch wide fabric in half to create an eight yard kilt. Is that correct? Even if one (which would be me) was planning on a pleating to the stripe, not the sett? My planning, using Barb T's "Art of Kiltmaking" book, was to try to create a lightweight, summer-wear kilt out of the fabric. I would welcome any response from anyone with experience in kiltmaking to help me not ruin this piece of material. Thanks in advance.

JMB