Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 19:11:46 -0600 > From: "E House" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [h-cost] linen burn test & other tests > To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > <mucho snippage> > Any ideas? Any other tests I could throw at it? (I have no microscope, > btw.) I'd really love for this stuff to be linen, but since it just plain > looks so un-linen-like I have to be as sure as I possibly can be before > I'll > use it AS linen! I'm used to being able to pick out linen just by looking > and touching; this is frustrating! > > -E House
I use the 'washing machine test'. It's not scientific, but it's helpful for me. Put your linen and some fabric that you know cotton (about the same weight/weave) in the washer. After running it through a cycle, pull and tug both fabrics. Linen is stronger when wet, cotton is weaker when wet. You should be able to tell if there's a difference. -- Joyce _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
