I busted out my sewimg tin and went for the thread so I could do some hand quilting, all my thread was dried up and brlttle! Serves me right, its only been 15 years! It was too late to go out so tomorrow morning I will be looking at new thread,yay! Oi, those size 12 needles are TINY. I think I'll warm up my finger with a 10. I don't care if the stitch per inch is not as good. I used to get 10 per inch, but I wear bifocals now and still don't see as well.