New? kilt seller on eBay: AllScottish.CA

[slohairt]

I know. That's why I posted what I did. If his site says wool and a burn test show that it's not, then Houston (or in this case, Ottawa), we have a problem!

Note, I'm not calling Seamus a liar, because he also DOES also sell PV kilts. It COULD be that tulloch, whether by his own mistake or Seamus's, somehow ended up with one of the PV kilts instead of a wool one. I'm not in the position to say. Whatever it is, I would say that an explanation is in order lest people start coming to quick conclusions.

All's I know is that the burn test as described above does NOT describe how wool behaves when exposed to open flame. (Maybe it's those dang imported Pakistani acrylic sheep)!!!

I'm thinking we're just talking Acrylic and not Polyester-Viscose.

[The Wizard of BC]

Polyester/Viscos is a blend of Polyester and Rayon.

A burn test will result in the following;

The fibers will ignite but not easily. It will burn slowly but steadily. The result of burning will be a small hard dark gray or almost black hard ash. The smell will remind you of sweet leaves burning.

The results of the burn test which was done by tulloch resembles the results for Acrylic or some other petroleum distillate. If he would have mentioned the smell it would have helped to better identify the exact fiber content.
Acrylic ignites very fast. A cigarette dropped onto an Acrylic Kilt could cause it to ignite. It burns quickly and is hard to extinguish. It will sputter as it burns. The ash will be a molten sticky liquid until it cools and then will be a hard black ball. The smell will be very noticeably harsh, sharp, or like acid.