Beware Thread Rot update 2June

[Serinde]

Here is an interesting article from Mary Corbett on what to look out for when you are buying or have been given old thread. I now wonder if some of the trouble some of you have had with Ebay purchases or garage sale finds is down to ancient thread doing what old things do...

[cindywindy]

Great article! Now I'm scared to use the thread I got from eBay last year. They are in floss away bags on bobbins and some of the threads are gross! I don't mind the cat hair, but some of the threads feel "sticky" . I'm guessing that the cats had some of the floss in their mouths before the owner wound the bobbins. When I find a sticky one, I just throw it away. Maybe I should just trash the whole set...but I paid a pretty penny on that bid.

[Serinde]

Here's a continuation on the dilemma of what to do with older threads: washing!

[Allyn]

One thing I don't see mentioned is how long-term storage of your threads on bobbins that aren't acid-free can deteriorate the threads.

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