Help! I Can't Bring Myself To Throw These Away! I Just CAN'T!
#21
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I don't have any suggestions. I just wanted to say that those wooden spools are awesome. I have a few and plan on displaying them if I ever get a quilting room. They are a piece of quilting history.
#22
Don't toss the breaking spools just yet!! Sometimes dust mites get to the out layers but don't penetrate the whole spool. Take several layers off the spool and then try the break test again! If it breaks after that then you can toss them or decorate with them.
#25
I have a lot of my old wooden spools of thread and some that were my mother's. I found a couple of very big, antique canning jars and filled them with the spools and they sit on a shelf in my sewing room. Look colorful and interesting.
#27
I was recently told to put a drop of water on a spool of thread I had trouble with, put it in a zip-lock bag in the refrigerator overnight and it will rejuvenate it even if it's old. Not sure how true it is, maybe someone else can tell us if this would really work? The lady who told me this is a quilting teacher & told me thread just gets dried out. Sounds feasible, but I haven't tried it yet.
#28
Originally Posted by sewcrafty
Wow, jackpot!!! I'd test the thread by giving it a pull. If its still strong, use if not repurpose.
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