When to buy thread?
05-19-2011, 04:32 AM
#54
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If that were true, why do they sell those wooden thread holders? I don't believe you'd be using that many spools at one time, do you? I had never heard that before and would never throw away a spool that still had thread on it.
05-19-2011, 04:40 AM
#55
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Originally Posted by lheartsl
that sounds strange! I would think as long as it isn't from the year of the flood it would be ok...
05-19-2011, 05:00 AM
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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.
If anyone thinks their thread is a bit dry place it in the freezer for a couple of days.
05-19-2011, 05:48 AM
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At a Ricky Tims seminar a few years back, I asked Bob of Superior Threads if thread I have from my grandmother, which dates back to the 40's thru the 60's (or even older)was okay to use in piecing. He replied "Don't take the chance on anything that old. However, fiber technology has improved and today's threads will no doubt stand up better than those of the first half of the 1900's". He was right...most of those threads don't pass the stretch test. Like the posts about using them up for basting, test designs, etc. I always use the "stretch" test and never throw thread away.
05-19-2011, 05:53 AM
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I got thread from my mother's stash when she passed away. I'll bet some of it is older than some of you!!!! I still use it unless it breaks very easily. I recently was at a vintage fashion show and there were dresses and suits from the 20's and even earlier. Seams looked OK to me and we know that the garments were probably not re-sewn. I think that maybe the instructor was being paid on a commission basis- the more supplies bought- the more she made. Don't mean to be cynical but it seems that places are always thinking up new ways to get the consumer to spend money. Off topic- BUT- just card a card yesterday from a magazine I had a subscription to- reputable magazine- $4.99 for your first year- the card stated that they were automatically going to renew my subscription as a "courtesy" to me and that if I didn't want to continue, I had to write "Cancel" on the invoice they would send out. that would mean I would also have to use my time and my stamp!!!! Seriously?!?!?!?!
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