Spring/Fall Flannel?

[J. Cogburn]

I ordered my first bespoke suit last month - an 11 oz French blue worsted with sky blue chalk stripes in Anglia cloth. I would like my next commission to be a three-piece Cambridge grey flannel for shoulder season wear. I'm guessing 11 oz is about as light a flannel as one can wear in good conscious. Would you all agree ... or do you think shoulder-season flannel is a waste of time?

[rodes]

I have had both substantial and light flannel in the past but no more. Any flannel less than 13 to 14 ounces eventually makes me wish that I had gotten something else.

[Will]

10 ounce flannel has only one of the characteristics of a 13 ounce and heavier woolen flannel. It wears hot.

[Simon A]

I have recently turned a pair of lightweight flannels from Kent and Curwen into rags for buffing my boots. I think I had 24 days' wear of them before they fell apart at the fork. Don't do it, it is an expensive exercise.

[J. Cogburn]

OK, the idea has been officially abandoned. Thanks for saving me money and time. I'll have to find some other nappy grey cloth for this commission. Any suggestions?

[Simon A]

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[J. Cogburn]

I fear that a 14 oz worsted will be too hot for the spring and fall. Nice looking fabric though.