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Posted by Candide on July 1, 2006, 9:03 pm
Am constantly amazed by the prices some people are willing to pay for
vintage sewing/embroidery threads. You know, the stuff on wooden spools
that is 40 or more years old.
Always thought that "old" thread was dry, brittle and likely to break
during sewing and or make for not very long lasting seams. Know many
people think, "things were made better back then", myself included. But
for certain items just think it is more bother than it's worth. What is
the point of going through all the trouble choosing a pattern, fabric,
and everything else if one is going to run up the project with some
cheap old thread?
Candide
"Never keep up with the Joneses. Drag them down to your level. It's
cheaper."
Quentin Crisp 1908 - 1999
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Posted by Kathleen on July 1, 2006, 11:03 pm
Candide wrote:
> Am constantly amazed by the prices some people are willing to pay for
> vintage sewing/embroidery threads. You know, the stuff on wooden spools
> that is 40 or more years old.
>
> Always thought that "old" thread was dry, brittle and likely to break
> during sewing and or make for not very long lasting seams. Know many
> people think, "things were made better back then", myself included. But
> for certain items just think it is more bother than it's worth. What is
> the point of going through all the trouble choosing a pattern, fabric,
> and everything else if one is going to run up the project with some
> cheap old thread?
So they're actually using this old thread, and not just, I dunno, making
shadow boxes and stuff with it?
My time is by far the most expensive part of any project I've done so
far. I don't skimp on materials.
Kathleen
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Posted by Olwyn Mary on July 2, 2006, 8:29 am
Candide wrote:
> Am constantly amazed by the prices some people are willing to pay for
> vintage sewing/embroidery threads. You know, the stuff on wooden spools
> that is 40 or more years old.
Merciful Heavens!! Do people really BUY this stuff?? I have some of
those in among the old threads I was going to use up for staystitching
new fabric before I pre-wash it. Likewise I also have a box of old,
empty wooden spools somewhere which I thought might come in useful for a
craft project some day. I want to get some of the junk OUTTA here, not
add to it!!
Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.
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Posted by Candide on July 2, 2006, 9:55 am
> Candide wrote:
> > Am constantly amazed by the prices some people are willing to pay
for
> > vintage sewing/embroidery threads. You know, the stuff on wooden
spools
> > that is 40 or more years old.
>
>
> Merciful Heavens!! Do people really BUY this stuff?? I have some of
> those in among the old threads I was going to use up for staystitching
> new fabric before I pre-wash it. Likewise I also have a box of old,
> empty wooden spools somewhere which I thought might come in useful for
a
> craft project some day. I want to get some of the junk OUTTA here,
not
> add to it!!
>
> Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.
Depends on what cha got! *LOL*
Roam around fleaBay sometime to get a general idea. Have to say it seems
vintage silk/embroidery threads by brands such as Lily, and Clark's
*ONT* seem to be popular. Watched an auction for a box of "hemstitching"
thread do quite well.
Have some old threads, some purchased over the years and stashed away,
but never used; most from buying vintage sewing boxes from thrifts or
fleaBay which came loaded with "goodies". Use them mostly for stay
stitching, testing fabrics/threading/tension. Don't do it too often as
my Pfaff is VERY picky about threads, especially the linty type.
Olwyn Mary, if you have a local "Joy Sprouts" troop in your area, they
may like to have the threads. Also remember reading a posting on the
Yahoo Elna group, from a lady down your way writing on behalf her sewing
group. Seems they all lost everything sewing related to Katrina and are
seeking donations of sewing related items to help them get back on their
feet. Apparently sewing was the thing that these ladies loved and are
eager to get things back to "normal".
Candide
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Posted by Olwyn Mary on July 2, 2006, 1:19 pm
Candide wrote:
> Olwyn Mary, if you have a local "Joy Sprouts" troop in your area, they
> may like to have the threads. Also remember reading a posting on the
> Yahoo Elna group, from a lady down your way writing on behalf her sewing
> group. Seems they all lost everything sewing related to Katrina and are
> seeking donations of sewing related items to help them get back on their
> feet. Apparently sewing was the thing that these ladies loved and are
> eager to get things back to "normal".
>
> Candide
Hi: I don't "do" Yahoo, but if you could forward me the post or something
I could make sure they are in touch with the right people. I know our
local ASG was doing something like that, but I wasn't able to get to
the meeting to find out how it went.
Olwyn Mary in New orleans.
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