Originally Posted by
newbee3
I was also told it has a life of 3 years. I know some of mine is more than that and seems to work okay.
Thread can dry out. We hear about it often here in the desert. Told if you put the thread in a plastic bag sealed up with a few drops of water overnight, it will rehydrate. I haven't tried it yet, but it's supposed to solve old, dry thread that is breaking. I haven't had a problem yet, but very little of my thread is older than a year.
Now, if you are in an area that is moist in the summer, I can't see it being an issue. When I lived along the Great Lakes we had 80% humidity a lot of the summer.
Oh, back on topic- I had my thread in a drawer, but I was given a peg stand as gift, so they are now on that.