In any use of compliant materials (paper, dress and upholstery fabrics, etc) they may burn rapidly if accidentally ignited by a naked flame and the fumes and smoke produced, particularly from synthetic materials, may be an additional hazard.

Accelerated wear tests on different fabrics. The fabrics under test are fixed to the rim of the wear wheel, which is rubbed by an arm covered with sandpaper.

This guide gives an overview of the types of things that should be considered when planning an activity that uses textiles based materials. 

Setting up and using electrically-driven overlockers.