Thread Heaven thread conditioner is no more.
09-19-2017, 09:01 PM
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Their Facebook page says they are retiring. They have, for now, no plans to sell the formula, sell the company. They are keeping the name and all legal business in the family. This gives them an open in case they want to start back up and got bored with retirement : )
09-20-2017, 08:41 AM
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I just use one of those beeswax holders. It usually lasts about a year. I think I might try and find something to try and melt it like you mentioned. Great idea! Do you know how many of these I have gotten rid of when there was lots of the wax left?
09-20-2017, 09:05 AM
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To melt my beeswax, I use an empty, clean, small tin can (not a tuna can, they are hard to handle when full of hot melted wax). I place it in a pan of water like a double boiler set on medium high and watched constantly. Before I start, I use pliers to create a pour spout, to make that part easy. After the wax melts, I use my silicone oven mitts to pick up and pour the wax into baking cups lined with papers, and sprayed with cooking spray. When the wax sets up, I tear the paper away and use my thumb to rub the square edges more rounded, or you could trim the sharp edges first. (I would rather lose a little wax this way, than to have to buy a whole new chunk)
09-20-2017, 09:33 AM
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That's what I was thinking. I do love it when I'm doing handwork! I've had mine for years and I've barely used any. I might pick up another one just to have one hand, but honestly, the one I have will probably last me the rest of my life.
09-20-2017, 09:35 AM
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To melt my beeswax, I use an empty, clean, small tin can (not a tuna can, they are hard to handle when full of hot melted wax). I place it in a pan of water like a double boiler set on medium high and watched constantly. Before I start, I use pliers to create a pour spout, to make that part easy. After the wax melts, I use my silicone oven mitts to pick up and pour the wax into baking cups lined with papers, and sprayed with cooking spray. When the wax sets up, I tear the paper away and use my thumb to rub the square edges more rounded, or you could trim the sharp edges first. (I would rather lose a little wax this way, than to have to buy a whole new chunk)
09-20-2017, 05:20 PM
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A little goes a long way. I use it when hand sewing binding on a quilt. It works much better then plain beeswax for me. I bought two containers and that should last me until I find another product or learn how to machine sew down my binding that looks decent.
09-21-2017, 10:48 AM
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I think the best thing you can use is chapstick. Some dollar stores have it 3 for $1. I have used it for several years since my thread heaven got dry. It works great for threading a needle. I just smear it on my lips and run the end of the thread through my lips. Works like a charm.
09-21-2017, 02:04 PM
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Just to help those who will not find this in the future. I have found beeswax cheap on Amazon. Beeswax is what people used before all the nifty inventions to condition thread. I keep mine in a sandwich baggie, with my needle threaders, to keep it clean. One piece will last me the rest of my life. Every so often, I remelt it so the edges do not chip off. I just pour the hot wax into a cupcake tin, with a liner, and when it cools I just peel off the paper and keep using it.
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