If there is not a financial reason to use this thread, I would save it because we no longer see wooden spools--not much longer and it will be an antique! And if it's that old (early 80's?? does anyone remember when wooden spools stopped being used??) then I wouldn't want to risk it in my quilts--unless your fabric is about the same age, it would be a quilt made with 25yr old thread in newer fabric. Plus you don't like the way it feels/works.