it is a natural fibre
No. Wool is not a thermoplastic fiber because when exposed to heat, it does not melt and change.
A pure silk can burn at about 148 degrees. However, the silk present in fabric has a lot of chemicals added to it and is prone to burn at a far lower temperature.
It should smell a little like burning paper, the same with rayon. If it's polyester, it will melt. Wool will smell like burnt hair.
Silk is Silk because it just is!
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no, the silk road was NOT covered with silk The "Silk Road" was the "road" which silk traveled from Asia to Europe.
Silk is the thread in silk fabric.
Will melt is the future tense of melt.
there are many types of silk such as Muga silk ,Eri silk ,Mulberry silk ,Tassar silk ,etc
Disadvantages of silk: -expensive -shows flaws -shows stains -doesn't conduct heat well -deteriotes from sunlight/moisture -sags -will turn yellow with age
One method is to take one thread sample from the map and burn it. Rayon will melt but silk will burn. Most "silk" maps made in WW2 were actually rayon. A few of the early maps were silk and these were usually crude maps and not in color. In 1943 the British also began using viscose rayon and cuprammonuium, a form of rayon commonly known asBemberg silk or copper rayon. The following site identifies most of the escape maps used by the Americans and many of those used by the British. http://www.escape-maps.com/