How a deadly fabric was made safer through ten thousand burning tests
At Public Domain Review, see Your Flannelette Cure: Fire Tests with Textiles (1910)
In the late 19th century a fabric known as Flannelette became extremely popular, especially in the use of women's gowns and pajamas. Unfortunately, "The fabric turned out to be extraordinarily flammable" and could ignite in mere seconds after coming in contact with a spark. — Read the rest
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