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<p>[QUOTE="Bev aka thelmasstuff, post: 338243, member: 23"]Yikes! Why do people want to resort to hot needles and burning to ID something? Scares the bejeesus out of me because it can go so very wrong.</p><p><br /></p><p>It looks like sateen to me. You could look in your area and find a seamstress and bring it over. A person who works with fabric every day could probably ID it without any trouble. Also, a local fabric shop could help. I'm not sure if a clerk at one of the big chains like Joanne's would know, but we have a small, local fabric shop here in town and they are very knowledgable.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bev aka thelmasstuff, post: 338243, member: 23"]Yikes! Why do people want to resort to hot needles and burning to ID something? Scares the bejeesus out of me because it can go so very wrong. It looks like sateen to me. You could look in your area and find a seamstress and bring it over. A person who works with fabric every day could probably ID it without any trouble. Also, a local fabric shop could help. I'm not sure if a clerk at one of the big chains like Joanne's would know, but we have a small, local fabric shop here in town and they are very knowledgable.[/QUOTE]
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