Glued Linen Armour- a simple test

[PMBardunias]

but the 'fluid' is the key here- if the modern use is treated fabrics, it's a form that doesn't lose its solvent or is protected somehow (outer coating, or sealed carrier, etc.

or becomes re-wetted when you sweat through it?

Edit: I'm reading a paper in front of me right now:

After sonication for about 1 h, the mixture was used to soak 12 layers of Kevlar fabric cut in dimensions of 30.48×38.10 cm2. To impregnate the fabric, the sonicated mixture and the layers of fabric were placed in a plastic bag and sealed. After approximately 15 min of soaking, individual fabric layers were removed and laid flat in a furnace at 75 °C. Once the layers were dried they were ready for spike tests.

So maybe dry works just as well.