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Roger

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I sure wish Tip Top offered an online, or distance, service. I fully realize that it's always best to handle the fabric and see it in the flesh, but here in Vancouver, about all I can do is look through the books and order either in connection with a suit, jacket, or trousers project or at a helluva premium to get just the fabric.
 

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Originally Posted by Manton
And, finally, some day the makers of all this kind of stiff are going to go out of business. No joke. When that happens, I will be glad I have this stuff.

Damn, dude: you're depressing me.

- B
 

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Originally Posted by Eustace Tilley
That 3x3 dull tan is amazing!!

+1. I like the grey flannels, too. I hope there will be future assets to fulfill a few of these promised benefits!

Side note: What is the difference between woolen and worsted flannels? I think the woolens are not combed, but how does that translate in feel or drape?
 

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Worsted flannel wears a little better, and holds a crease a little longer. It also won't "bag" like woolen flannel tends to do with repeated wearings.

That said, woolen flannel typically has more character and is more interesting, in my opinion.
 

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Cloth is so easy to hoard but so hard to use
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I have a bunch of it and I've been telling myself I'd use it all one day.
 

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This is a habit I definitely do not need to acquire. I'm almost relieved that I wouldn't know what to do with these lengths of cloth even if I had them. I have a feeling that finding out would be hazardous to my health.
 

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Happily, it is a habit that I believe I have broken ... for now.
 

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Manton,

Beautiful cloth. Thanks for sharing.

What's the wearable season range on that Kevlar?
 

Eustace Tilley

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manton: how often do you get to wear the 12-14oz. cloth in New York? I would imagine that's very much a 4 month weight for NYC.
 

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Originally Posted by threadbare
What's the wearable season range on that Kevlar?

For me it would be spring/fall.

Originally Posted by Eustace Tilley
manton: how often do you get to wear the 12-14oz. cloth in New York? I would imagine that's very much a 4 month weight for NYC.
Yeah, 3-4 months. Five in a cold winter.
 

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Oh my this is a swell thread. Finally, a good cover term for this problem. Can anyone post their unfunded liabilities in this thread? I feel like I have 4 to 8 years worth of liabilities sitting on my mantle.
 

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Originally Posted by Manton
Brown plaid w/blue: probably still available, but it's from a book that is running out and that I know will not be remade.

Whodunnit? I like very much.
 

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I fortunately don't have that many unfunded liabilities (great term), but I am expecting several more from London Lounge commissions. I'll try to post photos sometime soon.
 

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