Wool often has a distinct smell when wet. Try getting a bit wet and sniffing.
-----Original Message----- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Elizabeth Jones Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 11:47 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: [h-cost] Non destructive testing for wool/synthetic Hi everyone, This is not directly historical but I knew this list would be my best chance of an answer. My uncle sent my 2 month old son a gift of a hand knitted cardigan which he bought from a charity stall. without a label I have no way to know if they have used wool or acrylic yarn. I know I can test using bleach or a burn test but I don't want to damage the garment is there a non destructive test I can do on a finished garment? Thanks Elizabeth _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
