Great post Matt! I've wearing kilts for several years now and I'm just now about to get a wool tartan kilt(4-yard box pleat from Matt any time now). I have made 2 sgian dubhs and 2 sgisn donts and and I'm working on a kilt pin right now, so they are costing me almost nothing. I've also been able to find things like belts and hose at retail stores for cheap. You don't have to buy the most expensive stuff if you're on a budget.