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
Yes, thread goes bad. I can't give you an exact timetable, but it goes
bad faster than fabric. If it breaks when you use it in the machine
(assuming the tension and threading are correct), let alone when you
pull on it by hand, it's too weak to use for permanent sewing. Use it
for hand
On 1/15/2013 7:54 PM, Suzanne 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
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
Well, you can always use it for handwork, or craft projects. I've had
thread on old garments disintegrate (sleeves fell off) , but I'm not sure if
that was because of the garment being dry cleaned or something. It was a
1930's knit dress. The fabric was fine, just the thread had rotted.
I used
On 1/15/2013 8:11 PM, Sharon Collier wrote:
Well, you can always use it for handwork, or craft projects. I've had
thread on old garments disintegrate (sleeves fell off) , but I'm not sure if
that was because of the garment being dry cleaned or something. It was a
1930's knit dress. The fabric
