And another possibility is using it to make 'found lace'...random sewing/embroidery on a soluble filament that you wash away after you are done with the machine part. One of the trendy new crafts (for leftover thread!). Kathleen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joan Jurancich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 11:07 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Vintage thread question
> At 07:30 PM 11/28/2005, you wrote: > >I have something of a dilemma. We're finally getting around to dealing with > >some of my late mother's huge collection of odds-and-ends, and there is an > >entire *drawer* full of thread that I rescued before Dad threw it out. Old > >thread on wooden spools--Coats & Clark, a brand called Blyda, and Belding > >Corticelli. There are some random spools from Sears, but mostly those three, > >in various colors. So I have all this thread, and I'm not sure what to do > >with it. Should I try selling it to collectors? Should I sew with it? > >Anybody have any suggestions? > > > >Many thanks, > > > >Jen > > I'd sew with it. Over the years I have found many older spools of > thread; if they have not deteriorated due to poor storage conditions, > I use them. I don't like to hand sew with Dual Duty (the > cotton-wrapped polyester stuff) unless I am doing some beadwork (it's > actually recommended in some instruction books and works well for > that). I like the greater number of sizes of thread that were > available many years ago. > > > Joan Jurancich > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
