I like to keep my thread covered because I see how dusty it gets in the store. Just in case I were to have any dust at home, with my cat and all (LOL LOL), I put it in a couple of plastic thread boxes, but the were kind of pricey, so I have a couple of red plastic container boxes to keep the dust off. There is a little bit of looking, but not bad, and I prefer to keep the dust off.