Originally Posted by
tranum
I inherited many, many wooden spools of thread from Mom and Grandma. I use light colors to fill bobbins and store empty wooden spools in large clear containers on a shelf in my sewing cave. I leave dark colors on spools and store as well. Love seeing them, makes me forget about the dust I should deal with ! LOL!
Please make sure that you are testing the thread for breakability. Old thread only gets older and can make a quilt come apart after only a few years or any tugging that goes on when sleeping. Just saying...