When to buy thread?
05-20-2011, 05:23 AM
#122
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Join Date: Mar 2011
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Originally Posted by Maia B
Baloney! Clothes being washed and worn, exposed to light, mechanical stress, and extremes of temperature and humidity last years. Quality thread protected from light, dust, and temperature extremes and exposed to no stress or wear, is not going to go bad on the spool in a year, even 5 years, even longer. This is the type of thing that discredits a teacher or shop. IMO, this violates the trust of students. I've been experiencing this too, classes that are as much a commercial as a class. But to give such blatantly wrong advice just to generate sales? Blech! Bob Purcell, president of Superior Threads, teaches a thread seminar. He doesn't criticise other brands, and he says we should put quality thread collections in our wills.
GG-Gma
05-21-2011, 03:53 AM
#125
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Location: Ohio
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I quess that I can not imagine not using a entire spool of thread on a quilting project. If I buy thread on the 500yd spools such as from Joann's I ususally go thru almost 2 spools just for piecing and another 2+ spools for FMQ. I have actually used up 3 1200yds spools from Connecting thread in the past 2 months for piecing only. I have found older thread to be brittle and break easily so I don not use it.
05-21-2011, 01:48 PM
#126
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Location: Queensland Australia
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Originally Posted by bigsister63
I guess that I can not imagine not using a entire spool of thread on a quilting project. If I buy thread on the 500yd spools such as from Joann's I usually go thru almost 2 spools just for piecing and another 2+ spools for FMQ. I have actually used up 3 1200yds spools from Connecting thread in the past 2 months for piecing only. I have found older thread to be brittle and break easily so I don not use it.
05-22-2011, 10:29 AM
#128
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Southern California
Posts: 93
I have thread that is older than dirt. If clothing and quilts from early last century have lasted without anyone having to take out the thread and resew them, then the thread must last. Thread these days is too expensive for me to just buy new thread everytime I start any type of project.
05-22-2011, 12:49 PM
#130
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Myakka City Fl
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I just thrown out more thread than I care to remember (over 50 spools). I was told by someone that if you can rip it with your hands than it is too old and will continually break as you sew. Believe me that did happen just last year( but the thread was over 10 years old.
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