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I went into a remnant shop armed with my BIC. lighter and asked if I could try a burn test on a small piece if pillow ticking ?and to my amazement she said yes? and it was the real deal. and she made a sale! why buy it and get home and have a worthless piece of CLOTH??
Since you only need a couple thread samples from the warp and the weft, a small pair of scissors (& shop OK) to collect them, can get over objections to setting their stock on fire.
Wal-Mart, Jo Anne’s Fabrics, almost any fabric store. A square yard or two will last you a long time, and is cheap.
Take some calipers with you. you will get some strange looks, but who cares?