Lucky you. I am now using serger thread that was bought almost 18 yrs ago to make free standing lace ornaments and it's doing great. Once in a while the thread will break but other than that it's doing great. Thank goodness mine has plastic on it but you can still see the dust right under the edges; I brush it off and go with it. It's saving me alot of money and for free standing lace it holds up better than rayon.