Quote Originally Posted by swampfox View Post
from what my mom told me she didnt pay too much for it cause it was used but looking at it it really looks brand new so i dunno.... the size is way too small for me so it gives me motivation to lose weight, but i also got a clan gunn crest sword kilt pin and some cream colored hose lol she got me a sporran with a cantle but i dont think im gonna wear it lol it looks really cheap and flimsy lol.

it was a christmas present so i cant complain.

http://www.hindawi.com/journals/amse/2009/147175.html
As a chemist, all problems appear to be chemical in nature to me! I seem to remember that the classic test for wool is to dissolve a few hairs in NaOH (concentrated lye). Wool, being keratin protein hydrolyzes into peptides and amino acids (dissolve away) while synthetic polymers and cotton don't.