How can you tell how old thread is?
#1
My mom got a box of thread from a neighbor moving into a retirement home. She would like to give some to me but I'm not sure how old it is. Is there a test you can do to see if the thread is still usable? The lady did some quilting and some of the labels look fairly recent, but I would hate to sew something only to have it fall apart after washing because the thread all broke! Have you any suggestions to test its strength?
#6
Some of that old thread on wooden spools is still good. I do the snap test. If it breaks easily then I unwind a full layer and try again. If that one breaks easily throw it away or if it's on a wooden spool I glue the end of the thread down and use it in a glass bowl for decoration.
#7
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I would be particularly suspious of wooden spools. I once made a lined Blazer with a spool of thread given to me from my grandmother.... and the thread shrunk! I had never heard of thread shrinking but this spool did .
I was broken hearted as it was a difficult pattern and the hardest thing I had attempted , at that time.
I was broken hearted as it was a difficult pattern and the hardest thing I had attempted , at that time.
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