Thread: telling cotton from polyester
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Old 01-03-2008, 04:13 PM
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One sure way to tell is a burn test. Take a small piece of the fabric in question, hold it with a pair of hemostats, and light it up. (I do this over a sink) If the fabric melts, it's poly. If it burns, but turns to ash, it's cotton.

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