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<p>[QUOTE="bluumz, post: 9576998, member: 649"]I can't make out anything in Debora's photo, does it address fabric content?</p><p>I'm inclined to think that it's a cotton velvet, which would have been more likely to be used for outerwear. Silk velvet wouldn't hold the structure, it's much more drapey. Of course, it could be a synthetic... it's hard to tell from a photo.</p><p>Try a <a href="https://www.fabricmartfabrics.com/Burn-Test-Chart.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.fabricmartfabrics.com/Burn-Test-Chart.html" rel="nofollow">burn test</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ap-KN81mUDs/YOPkZqzgymI/AAAAAAAALcg/oPvCogOuOW4y9Qi9vpCJw0q0UqT_5kh0wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2222/48.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="bluumz, post: 9576998, member: 649"]I can't make out anything in Debora's photo, does it address fabric content? I'm inclined to think that it's a cotton velvet, which would have been more likely to be used for outerwear. Silk velvet wouldn't hold the structure, it's much more drapey. Of course, it could be a synthetic... it's hard to tell from a photo. Try a [URL='https://www.fabricmartfabrics.com/Burn-Test-Chart.html']burn test[/URL]. [IMG]https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ap-KN81mUDs/YOPkZqzgymI/AAAAAAAALcg/oPvCogOuOW4y9Qi9vpCJw0q0UqT_5kh0wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2222/48.png[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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