Originally Posted by bigsister63
I guess that I can not imagine not using a entire spool of thread on a quilting project. If I buy thread on the 500yd spools such as from Joann's I usually go thru almost 2 spools just for piecing and another 2+ spools for FMQ. I have actually used up 3 1200yds spools from Connecting thread in the past 2 months for piecing only. I have found older thread to be brittle and break easily so I don not use it.
Is that why some my embroidery thread breaks and some doesn't? even if it was only last year when I bought it.