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  1. 02-11-2005, 05:37 PM #1
    lou t
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    Default Silk?

    I have thread. It is not synthetic e.g. it burns, not melts. How can I tell if it is silk?
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  2. 02-12-2005, 04:20 AM #2
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    Does it smell like a burnt shirt or hair? Hair & it's silk. Shirt, it's cotton and melt, it's nylon.

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