Quote Originally Posted by Panache
Thanks Alan that was very helpful. I now need to find out how many pleats a 5 yard knife pleated Galbraith would have on a 36" waist (if it's 20+ or not) and then can decide if 5 yards is enough or to go for the full monty...err... kilt.

Cheers
What is the width of the sett on the Galbraith tartan?

If you have an 8 inch rather than 6 inch sett then there is going to be a considerable difference in the length of fabric required - if there are 24 pleats of one complete set each then you need an extra 2 ft of single width cloth for the small pleats - perhaps another foot or more for the large pleats and then possibly a bit more to get the sett placed evenly on the front apron, in the 8 inch tartan oevr the 6 inch tartan sett