Originally Posted by Candace

You could ask her to burn test a couple of snips for you...or ask her if you could randomly take a few small corners of fabric while there to burn test. And explain why you need to do this to see if the fabric will work for you.

It would be a gamble to drive there and see/feel the fabric. Personally, I wouldn't do it for $50 unless I knew I could absolutely use it and would like it.