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So while starting to clean up the sewing area I cut out the second pair of black linen joined hose, converted the old red wool hose (which I cut up to make the new pattern) into two pair of knee-length hose, and cut out the linen lining for the fitted gown that thread_walker draped for me back in March. Now I just have to pick the wool for the outer fabric of the gown, so here are the choices in the stash (specs are 60" width with at least 96" available length, medium weight with a dense finish):

* a dark strawberry/brick red flannel
* a slate-blue/white herringbone twill (probably not, it calls for a solid color)
* a bright peacock blue
* a dark charcoal gray
* the rest of the dark royal blue I used for the butler's gown

The herringbone isn't quite right, the gray is a bit boring, and I'd hate to be repetitive and use the royal blue for two projects in a row. So what do people think: the strawberry/brick red or the peacock blue? The red is almost exactly the right length, while the blue would have about half a yard leftover.

ETA: Oh, and I'd meant to get to bed "on time" after doing just a little clean-up. Well, guess I've just hard-reset myself back onto California time.