Just went on a major shopping expedition

Two of the fabric stores I jumped into were having major sales, so I think I did pretty well.

- 3yd of the same white linen I used for the shift, so I can make another next time I realize I need one in a different shape
- 2yd of a heavier white linen to use in stays
- 2yd of red wool for the spencer (still need black velvet for collar and cuffs)
- 7yd of rose linen (it was $6/yd!) for 18th cent. re-enacting once I get to that

I did look at white cotton all over the place, but I think I can get it cheaper online. It doesn't need to be super-nice.

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I kind of like Firefox 4.0! I was planning to wait on it, but then my Tab Groups add-on updated and deleted most of my suspended tab groups and went all wonky, so I figured there was nothing to lose. I had a moment of whaaaaaat right when I started, but apart from the lack of Delicious and Linkification add-ons it works just fine for me.

Argh

That linen canvas? Has a bit of stretch in the weft. The thinnest strand of elastic in the core of the thread. Part of me wants to use it doubled, with one layer cut on the grain and one on the cross, which would deal with it and keep the finished garment from stretching, but, you know, this is my thesis project so I'll save that idea for some other time.

Tomorrow I'll head to Mood and see if I can find anything. It's too bad that I couldn't start on the stays right away, because this evening I scaled up and fitted a muslin that seems to be working. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I don't screw this up.