fabric content?
03-20-2011, 11:51 AM
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Snip off a little corner. Hold it with tweezers. Set it on fire over the sink. If it spits and crackles and leaves black lumps it has some poly in it. If it just burns with a smooth flame and leave soft gray ash it's cotton.
03-20-2011, 11:54 AM
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great!! thank you so much :thumbup:
Originally Posted by Scissor Queen
Snip off a little corner. Hold it with tweezers. Set it on fire over the sink. If it spits and crackles and leaves black lumps it has some poly in it. If it just burns with a smooth flame and leave soft gray ash it's cotton.
03-20-2011, 04:08 PM
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http://www.fabrics.net/fabricsr.asp
here's a good reference for fabric identification and doing the burn test.
here's a good reference for fabric identification and doing the burn test.
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