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This article was co-authored by Jen Webber. Jen Webber is a Knitting Specialist and the Manager of The Quarter Stitch, a crafting store based in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. With over 17 years of knitting and crafting experience, Jen helps educate customers and the public on best knitting practices for their DIY projects. This article has been viewed 181,413 times.
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Updated: May 5, 2024
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Categories: Yarn and Thread
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You can tell the difference between wool and acrylic yarn with a few simple tests. To do a burn test, hold a small section of your yarn with tweezers. Then, burn a little of the yarn with an open flame. Wool generally smells like burning hair, while acrylic yarn smells more like burning plastic. To do a bleach test, seal a small section of yarn in an airtight jar with 1 tablespoon of bleach and leave it overnight. If the yarn has disappeared by the morning, it was wool. An acrylic yarn will still be there, although it may have faded a little. For more tips, including how to tell wool from acrylic with a felting test, read on!
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