Weigh in on Weights

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I just had a revelation though; does this feeling come more from the yardage of the kilt, or from the weight of the wool/cotton used in the making.

Thanks to Draelore for the reminder.

As MacLL suggests, both the fabric weight and the yardage play a part. The momentum (mass times velocity) of the swing is going to be directly proportional to the mass of the swinging fabric. An eight-yard kilt would have roughly twice the material in the pleats as a 5-yarder.

Comparing 13-ounce and 16-ounce fabric, simplistic reasoning says we'd get 30 percent more momentum.

...and the effect on the bridesmaids is probably a quadratic function, rather than linear. Hmmm, more research is definitely in order. Can anyone help us quantify the swagger term in the equation?

Er, ahem, where were we? The conventional wisdom seems to apply. Get the best kilt, most yardage, and heaviest fabric within the limits of your budget and the availability of your tartan.