[Bryn-gwlad] Fabric Woes

[Mary Vitartas]

Be aware the Linen, though a fiber that we all know and love, is also a
weave.  Therefore when something is labeled linen you must look at the fiber
content.  If it only lists polyester, assume it is completely polyester.
It's also very easy to tell how much linen fiber in a fabric by the price.
The more linen fiber in a fabric, the more expensive it usually is.  If it
looks to good to be true, it probably is.
Be careful.  Never ask a sales person, they really don't know.  And always
remember that if it feels nice, looks pretty and you absolutely love it, by
all means buy it.  You may get a little warmer and you probably wont win any
contests, but you can still look damn good in a linen/poly blend:-).
Just my two cents,
Dominika


On 2/1/08, Elizabeth Crouchet <elizabeth at crouchet.com> wrote:
>
> So I was just in Hancocks down south for their Grand Reopening sale.
>
> They had lots of fabric on special.
>
> I found a bolt of  "100% Silky Wool". It was a linen kind of weave and
> felt nice so I got some cut. As it was being cut I noticed the selvedges
> had writing woven in, it said "Donegal  Linen Ireland". But it did not
> feel like linen. So I found a lighter and did a burn test on some pulled
> fibers. They melted and it stank. No burnt hair smell, no burnt paper
> smell, just chemically and no ash, it all melted. Ick!
>
> I found another bolt in another color, marked "100% Silky Wool". It was
> woven in the selvedges with  "Silky Wool England". A burn test on those
> fibers and they also melted.
>
> No one who worked there knew what it was all about and I admit I was
> very confused. I declined to buy the piece I had had cut because it was
> not what it advertised itself to be.
>
> They even had all of their  Linen on sale. It was all polyester
> content,  but it was labeled as Linen.
>
> How are we supposed to know what fabric is made of anymore?
>
> Just beware and carry a lighter when you shop for fabric.
>
> Only one of the sales staff had any idea why I wanted to borrow a
> lighter or what I could tell about the fabric by burning the fibers.
>
> Buyer really beware!
>
> Claire
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