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This is not a question on which thread to use when/where but a question on age of thread.
I've heard not to use "old" thread. I've bought thread "new" at stores and it unravels, leaves a lot of lint, doesn't sew right or breaks continuously. (Yes, I had it threaded correctly.) And I don't buy inexpensive thread.
As soon as I changed the tread, my machine (a Baby Lock) worked perfectly. This could have been the same color, same thread, bought at the same time! When I put the "bad" spool back on, same problems.
How can you tell if thread is too old (or just bad)? How old is too old?
I've heard not to use "old" thread. I've bought thread "new" at stores and it unravels, leaves a lot of lint, doesn't sew right or breaks continuously. (Yes, I had it threaded correctly.) And I don't buy inexpensive thread.
As soon as I changed the tread, my machine (a Baby Lock) worked perfectly. This could have been the same color, same thread, bought at the same time! When I put the "bad" spool back on, same problems.
How can you tell if thread is too old (or just bad)? How old is too old?
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Location: Delmarva Peninsula
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I use vintage thread, but good brands on my Janome 10000 that I find in yard sales and at auctions. Most are cotton wrapped polyester. Some are 100% cotton. I am not a purist, and have a limited budget so being frugal is important to me. I test 100% cotton thread, by wrapping a length around my fingers (like I do for flossing my teeth), and give a yank. If the thread breaks very easily, I don't buy it or use it. The quilter's that came before us, used what was available, today some quilter's are true purist. That is not me.
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