Burn Test to find Fabric Contents
FIBER Flame Color and Action Odor Ash
Cotton and Jute Orange Burning Paper Crumbles
Little or no white smoke fine gray or
blk powder
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Rayon Yellow=orange Burning Paper No Ash
Burns evenly
Does not smolder
No Smoke
White puff when extinguished
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Wool Or Silk Orange Burning Hair Crumble
Sputters out Corse blk pwder
will not sustain flame
little to no white smoke
be wary of blended fibers
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Nylon Blue base with orange tip celery smell Round beads
Burns Evenly or wax gry-blk bead
No smoke
White puff when extinguished
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Olefin Blue base with orange tip Asphalt or tar Round
Burns evenly and rapidly hard tan
Little to no smoke to brown
to brown
bead
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Polyester Orange sweet & fruity Round
Sputters and drips hard shiny
Black smoke black bead
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Acrylic White-orange Acrid or Irregular
burnt meat black bead
hard but
crumbles
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*******Disclaimer**************
This is an accumulation of notes from 10 years ago. I do not burn test things myself, but some people like to. I take a sample of the fabric I am using and wash as I am going to after making and see what the sample does. The color the look the drape and the long term care, is all I care about. I don't really care what it is. It must feel like I want to wear and it must drape how I need.
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