Question about thread and age......
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If it is on a wooden spool, I would display it in a canning jar and enjoy looking at it ....other threads...put it around your finger like you would dental floss, and pull to pop. Do a test one with new good thread first...
If the old thread pops easy, pop it right into the trash. It will pop in you machine as you try to use it....
If the old thread pops easy, pop it right into the trash. It will pop in you machine as you try to use it....
#12
I have hundreds of wooden spools of thread, many dating back to the 40's or before. Silk, cotton, rayon, nylon and combos. You all say to keep them, that they are collectibles. They are only collectible if there is a market for them...which there isn't that I know of.
I do not use the last layer that has been in direct contact with a wooden spool because of the acid and I do test it for breakage before starting, otherwise, if the color is right, I use it regardless of age. Never had a problem yet. For heavy use, show or heirloom quilts I use new threads.
I do not use the last layer that has been in direct contact with a wooden spool because of the acid and I do test it for breakage before starting, otherwise, if the color is right, I use it regardless of age. Never had a problem yet. For heavy use, show or heirloom quilts I use new threads.
#13
i wonder how we could find out if there is a market for them. i have a bunch of them too. guess could try selling them on e-bay and see what happens, huh. i sure would like to turn all mine into "dollars".
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Originally Posted by dojo36
i wonder how we could find out if there is a market for them. i have a bunch of them too. guess could try selling them on e-bay and see what happens, huh. i sure would like to turn all mine into "dollars".
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Originally Posted by dojo36
thanks i might try it some time. but 15 for $3.99 - that's only $.25 apiece. i'd just as soon keep them or give them away to my friends.
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