Fabric specifications

[The Wizard of BC]

Please remember that this system is by no means the standard or universally used.

Some weavers use a one method and some use another method. It is always best to ask.


The 60" width we talk about is approx the width of a bolt of fabric. Some are a little wider some a couple inches narrower. I've seen fabric as narrow as 54" and as wide a 63".

This amount of fabric is what we call a "Fabric Yard" don't confuse it with a "Kilt yard" This is the length of the piece of fabric it took to make the kilt regardless of it's width. To make an 8 yard Kilt you start with 4 "Fabric Yards"and split it in half. Then you join the pieces and the result is 8 "Kilt yards".

If you do not know the weight of the fabric used in your kilt here is a rough guide to use.

1 Kilt Yard = 2160 square inches
1 square inch =.0074 ounce

Measure the Kilt yardage in your Kilt along the hem in inches. Then multiply that by the total length of the kilt in inches. This will give you the square inches of fabric in your kilt.
Multiply that by .0074 and then divide by 2160. The result will be approx. the weight of your fabric.
Things that will throw off the numbers are the weight of the Straps & Buckles and the hidden canvas and interfacings built into the kilt.

But it's a good rough guide.