I've thought about doing a full 'backing' of denim or canvas, then making the kilt. My logic being that the heavier material will hold the pleat with the lighter cotton almost serving as a decorative cover. I was thinking of using my 5 yds. left over for a box-pleated variant. Any thoughts? I will iron and starch the one I just made and report back the results. For what it's worth, I doubled the material in the overlaps, and they are substantially heavy enough to provide "frontal coverage".