ur ability. And it was their loss, not mine. So the moral is don't quit because you didn't make something, try harder, work at, and be the best you can be. That's all anyone can ask from you. So cheer hard and be proud! o Special thanks to Breanna for submi ing this story! Do you have a story you'd like to submit to the About Cheerleading site? Do it here. Next page gt Allie's Poem gt Page, Previous Articles nbsp nbsp Help! How Do I Figure Out What a Fabric is Made From? Do you ever buy fabrics on eBay or at estate sales and flea markets? What about your non quilting friends, do they ever offer to give you excess fabrics? Have you received fabrics in a swap that you're just not sure about? Unless you absolutely recognize fabrics as quilting co ons, there's no way of knowing their fiber content without performing a few tests. One way to identify fabric content is to perform a fabric burn test, an easy way to help you determine if a fabric is percent co on or something else. Be sure to perform the burn test outside on a day that's not windy, or in a well ventilated area inside. Burn Test Supplies The fabric s you want to test A flameproof container with walls try a large ashtray Long matches or another source of a small flame Long tweezers or a hemostat Perform the Fabric Burn Test Cut small swatches of each fabric you want to test. Two inch squares are fine. Place a swatch in your fireproof container and ignite a corner of the fabric. Pay a ention to the odor of the smoke. Co on smells like burning paper. An odor similar to burning hair or feathers indicates wool or silk fibers, but silk doesn't always burn as easily as wool. A darkis lume of smoke that smells like chemicals or burning plastic probably means the fabric is a co on polyester
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