[Bryn-gwlad] Fabric Woes

[Stefan li Rous]

Ummm. maybe.

I think a lot would depend upon whether is was a 30% linen/70%  
polyester or 70% linen/30% polyester.

For Ansteorra summers and outdoor events, a 100% linen will be cooler  
and safer.  Getting burned is bad enough. Having to peel melted  
synthetic off of skin is worse.

Stefan

On Feb 1, 2008, at 4:28 PM, Mary Vitartas wrote:

> 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

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