If you are only cutting thread, what about the old dental floss containers. I don't remember if you can still buy the container that unrolls the floss and then has a cutter on the top. I think the last time I checked the Dollar Tree, they only had the picks. This is one brand that you may be able to get at the grocery or drug store
https://www.amazon.com/Oral-B-Pro-He...g_bs_3778071_9 Or maybe a letter opener like
https://www.amazon.com/ZXTY-Letter-O...679096&sr=8-46
Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.
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