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A friend gave me spools and spools of thread, most are 100% polyester. Some spools have the orginal plastic wrap on them, but the spools are about 20 years old.
question: How old is too old for thread?
Does thread become too old for use. I'm new to quilting
and sewing and I don't want to use them in project and suddenly it falls apart after washing.
Thx for the help
Shirley
question: How old is too old for thread?
Does thread become too old for use. I'm new to quilting
and sewing and I don't want to use them in project and suddenly it falls apart after washing.
Thx for the help
Shirley
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Originally Posted by BellaBoo
Unless stored in damp and sunlight poly thread will last a hundred years.
Marsye -- don't give thread to the cat!! Hope you're joking. If they swallow it, it can get twisted in their innards and require surgery. Whew.... okay, panic attack is over. :-)
I have a stash of polyester fabric from the sixties & seventies when I used to make my own clothes. I do believe that if they drop the BIG ONE, only cockroaches and polyester will survive! Oh yeh, I should mention that I cringe when I happen to come across that poly stash -- it was the wonder fabric of its day but now-a-days I wonder what to do with it! Yes, I am a pack rat.
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My theory is that if it breaks while quilting, then it's no good. Otherwise, if it can hold up to going up and down in the needle XX times before making a completed stitch, then it will hold up in a quilt. And I also do pull on it to make sure it's still strong and test the strength (you can compare it to a new spool like this, and know for certain how strong it is).
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had to laugh when i read your reply. Polyester will last forever. I made a quilt of big poly squares, put a thin batting, . It was my first quilt, i knew nothing of binding, so i tied it, then turned all the edges in 1/4" and hand whipped it shut, it will last forever and so toasty warm, Did i mention ugly LOL
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Buy one of those lamps you can fill with things and fill with the spools of thread, some buttons and wind an old tape measure thru it. It's a great use for old thread you don't want to use but don't really want to throw out either.
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Originally Posted by thequilterslink
had to laugh when i read your reply. Polyester will last forever. I made a quilt of big poly squares, put a thin batting, . It was my first quilt, i knew nothing of binding, so i tied it, then turned all the edges in 1/4" and hand whipped it shut, it will last forever and so toasty warm, Did i mention ugly LOL
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