All of this is why I strongly recommend woolen cloth for kilts (aside from the fact that it just looks better).

I can have a minumum run of four yards made for a single kilt in any tartan I want. Sure, the prince per yard may be higher than a poly-vis or something similiar. But a single person who wants the tartan can place one order for one kilt and within a couple of months have the finished product.

Sure an alternate material may be less expensive per yard, but if you have to have 120 yards woven up, that is going to be a much, much greater initial cost. And frankly, I don't think anyone is going to want to put up the money unless they feel guaranteed of a certain number of sales. So you may be waiting around an awful long time to get your finished kilt.

Aye,
Matt