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<p>[QUOTE="Bookahtoo, post: 7447, member: 31"]Thanks 6rivets. I've never heard of ikat. How can I tell if it's real or faux? I do believe the design is woven in and not printed on.</p><p><br /></p><p>I did a burn test on the velvet, but I didn't have matches so I dropped a piece on a red hot burner. It didn't self extinguish because it was on the burner. It didn't smell like burning hair. It made dark gray ash. Is it most likely cotton?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bookahtoo, post: 7447, member: 31"]Thanks 6rivets. I've never heard of ikat. How can I tell if it's real or faux? I do believe the design is woven in and not printed on. I did a burn test on the velvet, but I didn't have matches so I dropped a piece on a red hot burner. It didn't self extinguish because it was on the burner. It didn't smell like burning hair. It made dark gray ash. Is it most likely cotton?[/QUOTE]
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