Originally Posted by ScrappyAZ
Originally Posted by Holice
did you ask the teacher why she says to toss the thread? If I were you I would ask the next time I saw her or the shop owner.
In my 30+ yrs of quilting I have never heard this.
I was not in the class. I was in the store and overheard what the instructor said. Buying new thread for each project didn't make sense to me, but I thought "Hey, she's an instructor so she must know what she's talking about."
I'm happy to know I'm not the only person who uses thread that's several years old.
While what you heard may have been correct a such ... hearing it out of context does not give you the full story. There might be some specific reasons what they were talking about. If you heard it, why didn't you ask the person tending the shop for clarification?
That being said, I am in the keep it and use it camp.
Fibre technology has come a long way, so I'm sure any we purchase now will be usable for a long time with out worries.
Periodically though, I do try to downsize my thread stash, just in case!