"Seetha" wants to test whether the silk sari that she purchased is pure or not. Suggest a method and explain her how to find it. I will mark you as brainlist if you answer correctly
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To find out if the saree is made of pure silk, a simple method can be followed.
Silk Burn Test: Take a few threads from the warp and weft and burn them from their ends. When the thread stops burning, a very tiny ash ball might be left behind. Rub the ball in-between your fingers and smell the powdered ash. If it is pure silk, it will smell like burnt hair. Silk, wool, leather and hair all burn alike and form an ash ball.
In case of artificial silk, the fibers will flare and burn out quickly there will be neither ash ball nor smell like burnt hair. The smell will be similar to that of burning plastic and you will notice black smoke.This silk fabric test is sure to help you while buying silk fabric.
Zari test: Scratch a small end of the zari pallu and scratch it against a stone or some other surface. Genuine zari will reveal a reddish silk.