High Fashion Fabric Experts

High Fashion Fabric Experts

Category Burn Tests and Identification

Techniques for determining fabric composition and fiber type through controlled combustion and residue analysis.

Burn Tests and Identification

What Are the Real Differences Between Fabric, Textile, and Yarn?

Close-up image of dark blue fabric with a smooth weave and soft folds

Fabric, textile, yarn: properties, usage, shrinkage, washing, dyeing, care for cotton, wool, silk, polyester, nylon, blends.

Florian Ventura
May 30, 2026

Burn Tests and Identification

How to Tell If That Fabric Is Really 100% Natural?

Close-up of vertical strands of natural-fiber yarns in earthy browns, creams, and yellows, showing varied textures used to differentiate natural fabrics.

Identify 100% natural fabrics: cotton, wool, silk; differentiate properties, uses, shrinkage, washing, dyeing, care, blends.

Florian Ventura
March 28, 2026

Burn Tests and Identification

Which is Safer for Kids’ Sleepwear: Polyester or Treated Cotton?

Two children in striped and green pajamas standing by a window, looking outside.

Children's sleepwear flammability stds: Poly vs treated cotton; properties, care;wash/dye/shrink;cotton/wool/silk/nylon blends

Florian Ventura
February 8, 2026