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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 3843665, member: 8267&quot;]If you cannot tell by sight and feel, you can distinguish silk from the plant fibers (pina or abaca) by a simple burn test, if you can a pull a few loose fibers. Hold the fibers with tweezers, and carefully apply a clean flame (one that does not contribute a noticeable odor of its own, such as a butane cigarette lighter or alcohol lamp). Watch how the fibers burn, note the smell, and observe the characteristics of the ash. Pina or abaca would react similarly to cotton or linen.</p><p>Here is a chart describing the reactions of a variety of fibers:</p><p><a href="https://images.taunton.com/downloads/th/T168_Burn_Test_Chart.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://images.taunton.com/downloads/th/T168_Burn_Test_Chart.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://images.taunton.com/downloads/th/T168_Burn_Test_Chart.pdf</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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