what fabric test?

I picked up some fabric at a thrift shop today that I think might be raw
silk. I know the burn test for cotton and polyester ... is there one (or
something) for silk? TIA.
Lobo

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Don't know, but if it isn't synthetic, it's most likely silk. Find a piece
you know is silk and press with a really hot iron. Sniff -there's a
characteristic scent. A bit like wool -they are both protein fibers. Then
try your unknown fabric. (If you press with a really hot iron and it's poly,
it will stink of plastic and likely stick to the iron :-)
Roberta in D


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I picked up some fabric at a thrift shop today that I think might be raw
silk. I know the burn test for cotton and polyester ... is there one (or
something) for silk? TIA.
Lobo

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Lobo wrote:
I picked up some fabric at a thrift shop today that I think might be
raw silk. I know the burn test for cotton and polyester ... is there
one (or something) for silk? TIA.
Lobo

Here's a site that gives descriptions for identification of different fibers
using the burn test.

http://www.fabrics.net/fabricsr.asp
--
Jeri
"You can complain because roses have thorns, or you can rejoice because
thorns have roses." ~Ziggy~

Cut a small sliver of the fabric and put it in a small dish with some
bleach. Silk and wool do not like bleach and will dissolve/get "mucky"
in it.
Same thing happens with enzyme cleaners (like Biz or Oxyclean) which
work on proteins to get the stains out. G

Pati, in Phx

Lobo wrote:
I picked up some fabric at a thrift shop today that I think might be raw
silk. I know the burn test for cotton and polyester ... is there one (or
something) for silk? TIA.
Lobo

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How long will it take?
Roberta in D

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Cut a small sliver of the fabric and put it in a small dish with some
bleach. Silk and wool do not like bleach and will dissolve/get "mucky" in
it.
Same thing happens with enzyme cleaners (like Biz or Oxyclean) which work
on proteins to get the stains out. G

Pati, in Phx

Lobo wrote:
I picked up some fabric at a thrift shop today that I think might be raw
silk. I know the burn test for cotton and polyester ... is there one (or
something) for silk? TIA.
Lobo

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I can't remember.... will have to go find the text book from on of my
textiles classes. G But you should be able to tell a bit in 10-15
minutes or so. If you check the bleach bottle/Oxyclean or Biz box they
warn you about using it on wool or silk.
(yes I read most anything if I need something to read. VBG )

Pati, in Phx

Roberta Zollner wrote:
How long will it take?
Roberta in D

"Pati C." schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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Cut a small sliver of the fabric and put it in a small dish with some
bleach. Silk and wool do not like bleach and will dissolve/get "mucky" in
it.
Same thing happens with enzyme cleaners (like Biz or Oxyclean) which work
on proteins to get the stains out. G

Pati, in Phx

Lobo wrote:
I picked up some fabric at a thrift shop today that I think might be raw
silk. I know the burn test for cotton and polyester ... is there one (or
something) for silk? TIA.
Lobo

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It happens occasionally that something sílk or wool gets washed in the wrong
stuff (DH's wool socks being a prime example), and a single trip through the
machine cycle doesn't make any immediately-apparent difference. I ask myself
sometimes whether the socks would hold up longer if somebody took more
trouble washing them.
Roberta in D

"Pati C." schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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I can't remember.... will have to go find the text book from on of my
textiles classes. G But you should be able to tell a bit in 10-15 minutes
or so. If you check the bleach bottle/Oxyclean or Biz box they warn you
about using it on wool or silk.
(yes I read most anything if I need something to read. VBG )

Pati, in Phx

Roberta Zollner wrote:
How long will it take?
Roberta in D

"Pati C." schrieb im Newsbeitrag
...
Cut a small sliver of the fabric and put it in a small dish with some
bleach. Silk and wool do not like bleach and will dissolve/get "mucky"
in it.
Same thing happens with enzyme cleaners (like Biz or Oxyclean) which
work on proteins to get the stains out. G

Pati, in Phx

Lobo wrote:
I picked up some fabric at a thrift shop today that I think might be
raw silk. I know the burn test for cotton and polyester ... is there
one (or something) for silk? TIA.
Lobo

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