From: mdhangton@gmail.com   
      
   On Tuesday, October 7, 2014 12:50:27 AM UTC-4, Dorothy J Heydt wrote:   
   >   
   > NO POLYESTER.  The medieval world was lit by open fires and   
   >   
   > candles with open flames.   
   >   
   Rayon will dissolve in lye, other strong alkalis, strong acids, because it is   
   made of treated cellulose.  I suppose the fabric they make of bamboo will do   
   the same thing.   
      
      
   I have a book about medieval food.  The file is 1.5Mb, something like that.   
      
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