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BURN TEST for Wool, Cotton, Bamboo and Acrylic Yarn

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Here's a way to identify a fibre content of a yarn. See more details about dealing with unfinished projects at www.10rowsaday...
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@Altereddandelion 2 года назад

I woke up in the middle of the night and had one thought in my head "does wool burn" and just had to look it up, this is an amazing video.

@werewolfcountry Год назад

Same. I was trying to get to sleep and then my brain asked “How does wool burn vs acrylic”.

@Youngbuckinnacut 9 месяцев назад

Same lol

@thelittlejennie 3 года назад

0:47 wool 1:52 Cotton 2:54 bamboo 4:19 acrylic

@10rowsaday 3 года назад

Thank you for the time stamps, Jennie :-)

@jennytaylor3324 2 года назад

The glow off that acrylic yarn burning was bright!

@lizziejohns 5 лет назад

Thanks, I got some mystery wool in cones from the thrift store. One is definitely wool (it turns to ash) and the other is acrylic (it beads up). I wouldn’t know this but for your video. Now I can use the yarns in an appropriate project.

@10rowsaday 5 лет назад

Happy to help :-)

@dawnakern7467 3 года назад

Thank you for this video. I was gifted with hundreds of balls of yarn because I loom knit hats for the homeless and I'd like to identify the fiber in a description of the hat when I label them

@10rowsaday 3 года назад

Dawna, it is so very generous of you to use your skills and your time to make hats for homeless. Thank you! I'm happy this tutorial helped you to sort out your yarns :-)

@jennytaylor3324 2 года назад

Happy knitting and God bless you!

@Featherwingsful Год назад

Thank you for your great explanation! I thrifted a cardigan and wasn't sure about the material. Burnt a piece of loose yarn - definitely wool, nearly gagged at the smell of burned hair but now I know 😂🥲 thank you! 🙌🏻🤍

@marnieshuey9154 4 года назад

This is great! thank you so much. I use donated yarn to make things for the underserved. I know that wool would not be good for the washcloths I'm making. this helped me identify cotton (preferred) yarn for the washcloths.

@aliciacooke4453 4 года назад

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I just inherited part of my grandmother's stash of yarn and am trying to figure out what everything is! there are at least 50 years of stash here (she is 100).

@rita-c-2021 25 дней назад

Thank you for this! I knew of the burn test, but had forgotten the various behaviors of the fibers when I stick them into a burning candle. This was very helpful! :^)

@jls4382 4 месяца назад

This is wonderfully informative and just the right length! Thank-you for posting this.

@denisepettit8534 3 года назад

Excellent video and knowledge worth having especially the safety of wool!!!

@jenniferbingham8589 4 года назад

Thank you so much. I got a yarn stash off line to do a project with but it was quite a bit ago now I wanted to do something with the black yarn and I didn't know how to tell if it was wool or acrylic. Now I know how to tell. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

@TheCrippledCrafter Год назад

I'm aware that I'm 5 years late lol but this video has been hugely helpful to me! Thanks x

@lova368 4 года назад

Ok,i was originally gonna make tee from bamboo yarn coz its hot here,u remind me to stash wool instead.better safe money to buy wool!!

@MonikaKersten 3 года назад

Wow! Thank you so so much! Now I can test my yarn. 100 times thank you!

@10rowsaday 3 года назад

You are most welcome, Monica :-)

@Bonnie7455 2 года назад

Thanks bunches for making this video, and this will be very helpful for me to identify yarns that the labels have been lost.

@10rowsaday 2 года назад

You are most welcome, Bonnie :-) Good luck with sorting your stash!

@DustyShorts95 3 года назад

Thank you very much, 10rowsday. Precisely the information I hoped to find, presented excellently.

@stephanievineyard2249 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for this! I just bought a hank of yarn at the thrift store that said it was 100% Peruvian highland wool, and now I know it is actually wool! Peruvian highland wool, maybe maybe not, but it's wool alright!

@Lara-hb1yn 4 года назад

Thank you for this video, you helped me sort threw a massive pile of fabric and yarn ^_^

@10rowsaday 4 года назад

Happy to hear that, Lara :-)

@meestyouyouestme3753 3 года назад

Or at least what was left after burning it lol

@wickandde 3 года назад

Wool is amazing!

@10rowsaday 3 года назад

Agreed! :-)

@annebarr9314 11 месяцев назад

Very clear.

@demiannad Год назад

Wow I'm glad I found this video

@sonamelvin8907 2 года назад

Thank you

@10rowsaday 2 года назад

You are very welcome, Sona :-)

@donnahoffmann3331 2 года назад

Excellent video! You’ve been so helpful!! Thank you!!!

@Alek00474 3 года назад

This video is sent by my teacher in online class

@10rowsaday 3 года назад

That's great! I'm happy your teacher liked my little experiment and shared it with her students :-)

@diyangeluk 4 года назад

Very interesting. Greatly appreciated ❤❤

@rosemaryfrew5571 3 года назад

Thank you for the great demonstration.

@10rowsaday 3 года назад

You are most welcome, Rosemary :-)

@kimmiemamatomany6226 5 лет назад

Very helpful. Thank you so much!

@juliadonley5563 Год назад

Thank you!

@op_._gamer9645 3 года назад

This is very interesting and I will try this activity at home😊

@aachmansharma2962 3 года назад

thank you

@linda_monroe 4 года назад

I have some yarn that self extinguished. I couldn’t tell what it smelled like, but I knew it wasn’t paper. It formed a small bead at the end like with acrylic. Do you think it could be a blend of acrylic and wool?

@10rowsaday 4 года назад

Most likely. The bead tells us that there is some acrylic in the yarn. The fact that it self extinguished confirms that at least half of the fibre content is natural. If it didn't smell like paper, then it is not cotton. Wool smells like burnt hair.

@ChrissyNilsen 6 лет назад

I think I should be afraid of my acrylic blankets now...

@10rowsaday 6 лет назад

You should! Here's an interesting video about acrylic blankets ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vcDpbMyFulk.html Stay safe, Chrissy :-)

@johnyoung9030 5 лет назад

That is why most outdoorsman stay away from acrylic sweaters and opt for wool.

@deepalilondhe8173 3 года назад

Thank you so much mam

@10rowsaday 3 года назад

You are most welcome :-)

@deepalilondhe8173 3 года назад

😇😇

@Derya679 5 месяцев назад

Thanks

@usha9807 4 года назад

This is genius, thanks.

@tiffanysullivan3655 3 года назад

A few years ago, I leaned over the dinner table and my hair caught on fire from a candle. Thankfully, I shook the flames out and my sweater did not catch fire. It was an acrylic sweater and I was curious how it would have burned if the situation had been worse. I theorized that the synthetic acrylic fibers wouldn't catch fire as easily as a natural fiber. Seems the opposite is true and I am very thankful my sweater didn't make contact with that candle!

@10rowsaday 3 года назад

Oh, my, Tiffany, that's one scary story. We should be very careful around fire no matter what we wear, and of course, it is always better to be dressed in wool :-) Here's a link to an article about an experiment that Prince Charles did a few years ago - www.smh.com.au/world/prince-charles-why-i-buried-a-jumper-in-the-garden-20160903-gr7zvc.html Quite impressive!

@meredith5061 Год назад

Thanks! This was very helpful. 😊

@linzieloo1 Год назад

Excellent video thanks very much

@vijaytiwari6837 3 года назад

This is very intresting

@deelitebaby 2 года назад

This is brilliant, thank you!

@10rowsaday 2 года назад

Thank you, Dilara :-)

@JeanHayward 6 лет назад

excellent thank you

@10rowsaday 6 лет назад

Thank you, Jean :-)

@eleonorabartoli2225 Год назад

Thank you so much, very useful!

@Mazza666 7 месяцев назад

0:50 this is how I test wool sheepskin ugg boots/slippers. If it smells of burnt plastic and is hard like burnt plastic then the slippers/boots are Not sheepskin. It is a synthetic material and marketed as sheepskin to trick you

@judymanning2538 2 года назад

Thank you. 47 wool

@10rowsaday 2 года назад

You are welcome, Judy :-)

@nanhesingh2615 3 года назад

It's very helpful

@nilkanthmeshram298 3 года назад

" " "THANK YOU MADAME,, ,," " " GOOD GREAT INFORMATIONS,, ,, A BIOLOGIST, ,,

@ultraclipsyt3544 2 года назад

When I was in 5th grade I received an award from NASA for a similar experiment. Hemp Rope is incredibly flame retardant.

@janlovell9401 3 года назад

Z dry helpful thank you

@10rowsaday 3 года назад

You are most welcome, Jan! Happy knitting :-)

@touilhassen8568 5 лет назад

Bravo 👍

@crusader_072 3 года назад

thank you maam , thiswas helpful

@kikidevine694 8 месяцев назад

I used to do medieval reenactment and I am living proof that wool doesn't burn very easily. My linen apron went up and I didn't even feel warm.😂😂😂

@10rowsaday 8 месяцев назад

Oh my! I am happy the wool kept you safe. Take good care of yourself, my friend!

@xxysolid_bg1814 3 года назад

Very nice

@rainymornings 2 года назад

Thanks, I wasn't sure if I could seal the ends on my acrylic garments' knit straps with fire... better not lol

@zeehuss7275 10 месяцев назад

Your explanation is very clear but my bad I cannot tell the difference between wool and acrylic. I mean the ash from your wool looks like balls also. And you said acrylic also burns into a ball. So what's the difference between their ashes? I have ignited so many pieces of my wool but I'm still confused.

@10rowsaday 10 месяцев назад

The major difference between the ashes we get from wool and acrylic is that the woolen "balls" break easily when we rub them between fingers. Acrylic "balls" don't break. They behave like plastic beads. If the yarn is a wool / acrylic blend, it is almost impossible to tell the exact composition of the yarn.

@oliviaphillips4998 5 лет назад

Very helpful!

@10rowsaday 5 лет назад

Thank you, Olivia :-)

@TheMadsteven686 3 года назад

In opposite world, Arnold schwarzenegger is this amazing lady teaching us about Yarn.

@10rowsaday 3 года назад

Ha-ha, you have a very vivid imagination, my friend :-)

@alaskanalain 3 года назад

I didn't know what my favorite jacket was made of, so I set it alight, now I know. :(

@10rowsaday 3 года назад

Please, don't set your favourite jacket on fire. If you like it so much, who cares what fibre it is made of :-) Just enjoy wearing it!

@Your_Delusiona1 2 года назад

I wanna make a power ranger suit but fire resistant, how can I make one? Need help

@10rowsaday 2 года назад

Sorry, I have no idea how you can make a fire resistant power ranger suit.

@Snowsland-xn4tt Год назад

So once the Acrylic get fired,it will keep burnning even it has left the fire. And wool wont,it will burn for several seconds after leaving fire,and stop burning. Am i right :)? I do so many tests but still cant identify them clearly :(.

@10rowsaday Год назад

You are right - wool stops burning when we take it out of the flame, but acrylic keeps burning.

@Snowsland-xn4tt Год назад

@@10rowsaday Thank you so much.Your video make me understand it clearly.

@bob5253 4 года назад

Of course fire is the answer to everything

@10rowsaday 4 года назад

So true :-)

@BlessedBaubles 3 года назад

I can’t tell difference from your cotton bran and bamboo burn. Can you help? Thank you.

@10rowsaday 3 года назад

The biggest difference is the colour of the flame - when we burn cotton the flame is yellow, wen we burn bamboo rayon the flame is almost orange. Another difference is in the texture of the ash - cotton ash doesn't fall apart as easily as bamboo ash.

@Aaliyahpostvideos 2 года назад

Hi where did you get the wool from, is there a website?

@10rowsaday 2 года назад

The wool featured in this tutorial is called Knitca Woolly Warmth. I've got it at www.knitca.com/woolly-warmth-yarn/

@satsumamoon 5 лет назад

Did that wool have some acrylic in it? Pure wool doesnt usually burn so long after removing the flame.

@10rowsaday 5 лет назад

No. It's pure classic sheep wool sourced from the UK. Maybe, merino, alpaca or cashmere behave differently. What kind of wool did you use to test? Thank you.

@lova368 4 года назад

@@10rowsaday how about testing different knid of wool and blend yarn too?

@YourFrienjamin 3 года назад

Can water absorption be used to test?

@10rowsaday 3 года назад

Probably, but I haven't tested it.

@lightdark00 4 года назад

I got a "100% wool" scarf (made in china) and it's so soft. I was thinking they would specify if it was merino, but if it's some other animal fiber how can I know?

@10rowsaday 4 года назад

I don't know a way to distinguish between different types of wool. A lab test can do that but that's way beyond my area of expertise :-)

@TheGlobetrotter75 4 года назад

So why the hell are you running the channel

@lightdark00 4 года назад

@@TheGlobetrotter75 That's pretty rude. Anyone is allowed to have a channel to share what they know, don't know, what they like, things that interest them, and plenty of nonsense too.

@emmielou72 3 года назад

@@TheGlobetrotter75 Your statement is ridiculous. You would need to do a DNA test.

@kathrynpearce7662 Год назад

I’m very glad you’re running this channel!

@ahsanulbari6328 2 года назад

I think most people get confused about flame retardant. Most people think that wool doesn't burn by hearing it is flame retardant.

@10rowsaday 2 года назад

Thank you for clarifying the difference, Ahsanul.

@NazmulIslam-xf3im 3 года назад

How to identify Polyester & Acrylic fiber by burn test?

@10rowsaday 3 года назад

Generally, all synthetic fibres have a similar behavior during the burn test - they form little plastic-y beads. You will probably need a different type of test (most likely, using chemicals) to distinguish between polyester and acrylic.

@jatinkaira3833 4 года назад

Wowww how how and how🤔🤔🤔😮😮😮🤨🤨🧐🧐

@NoobSharkYT 2 года назад

the fact for a fire people wet a blanket and put the blanket over the thing that is burning, for small things. and acrylic... its a different story

@MichelleNovalee 10 месяцев назад

The bamboo had sparks.

@10rowsaday 9 месяцев назад

Most likely, it means that some synthetic fibre was added to the bamboo yarn you tested.

@MichelleNovalee 9 месяцев назад

@@10rowsaday I was saying the bamboo you tested in the video had sparks. I just thought it was another differentiator compared to the other fabrics to keep note of.

@katep.1465 4 года назад

The bamboo one is pretty dangerous with those sparks, could spread the fire.

@10rowsaday 4 года назад

Of course, it is important to be alert any time we deal with fire. In my experience, bamboo is not that flammable. Acrylic is the worst when it comes to catching fire.

@minhhuongngo755 3 года назад

Seems like wool is the safest to wear but I'm allergic to wool

@10rowsaday 3 года назад

Fortunately, most of us rarely come in close contact with open fire in our everyday life, so it is fairly safe to wear any fibre you like.

@john_ipu8721 3 года назад

I'm not gonna burn my socks to find out

@10rowsaday 3 года назад

You don't have to. If you like your socks, enjoy wearing them :-)

@buildingwool Месяц назад

That wool seems not be 100% wool

@10rowsaday Месяц назад

It is pure wool. That's what the label said, and that's what the burn test proved. There was no plastic-y residue after that strand burned.

@cometkatt 2 года назад

first off dont do this by holding what you burn!!!! its NOT safe!!!!! - i use long metal tongs to hold the yarn or fabric - pure wool often doesnt even burn for a very long time. cotton burns FAST. hair burns even faster. we ALWAYS show people how fast it burns because its a major safety issue.

@10rowsaday 2 года назад

Thank you for the comment. You are right - it is better to use thongs when handling anything hot. Once again, thanks for sharing your safety tips.