I inherited several spools of thread from my grandmother with her treadle machine. Most of her thread was on those small wooden spools. I found it interesting that some colors were sound, but others were not. I sewed with it all, and then had to resew a pair of pants because the thread disintegrated. I'd say that you should treat each spool in a case by case basis.
Have fun Genie On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 9:54 PM, Suzanne <sovag...@cybermesa.com> wrote: > Here's an odd question: How long does cotton or silk sewing thread last? > > At work today, we found an old cigar box full of Belding Corticelli thread > that probably dates back to the early 1950s. (The small spools of cotton > were priced at 15 cents and the large ones at 25 cents.) I was admiring > the beautiful shades of green. . . and then everyone else said it would all > have to be thrown out because it was "too old" to use in machine sewing. > > I'd never heard of thread going bad so now I'm wondering if I was just > daydreaming that day in home ec class [quite likely!] or if this is common > knowledge for everyone but me? (I also have a friend who refuses to use > vintage cotton fabric because it might rip, so there's another question for > you!) I reeled out one spool of white and pulled hard, and it does seem > thinner than the polyester stuff they sell most places these days--but does > that mean it won't work even for lightweight projects? Such a waste! :-( > > Suzanne > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
