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Posted by karlisa on July 2, 2006, 8:54 am
I though that people just collected antique/vintage sewing
items--patterns, wooden thread spools, needle packs, and pincushions,
etc. I remember receiving the Clotilde sewing catalogue one time and
she featured her collection of antique sewing items that she owns.
Maybe having the thread intact on the spool adds to the "value" in the
collector world? *shrug* I'm with Olwyn Mary, get it out of my house!
:-)
lisa
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Posted by Ron Anderson on July 2, 2006, 11:07 am
I one time did a service call to the local dry cleaners. They called
complaining the machine was breaking thread.
I went and they had a whole wall of old wood spool threads they were using.
That was the problem not the machine. When I asked why they used that He
told me you just can not find those colors any more.
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518-469-5133
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> 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 Phaedrine on July 2, 2006, 3:29 pm
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> I one time did a service call to the local dry cleaners. They called
> complaining the machine was breaking thread.
> I went and they had a whole wall of old wood spool threads they were using.
> That was the problem not the machine. When I asked why they used that He
> told me you just can not find those colors any more.
Only today, I pulled out an old spool of Greyspool. It looked good,
even less linty than Gutterman, but I just didn't examine enough of it.
It kept bouncing out of the uptake lever and breaking. First I blamed
the needle even though the needle was fairly new and looked & felt good.
It kept doing it after the needle change so I switched to Metrosene and
all was well again. Then I drew out a few yards of the Greyspool and
discovered it was slubby. I'll use it up on the serger in one of the
loopers since it is strong.
I'm so glad we have more thread choices now for regular and other
threads. I just love So Fine and Bottom Line from Superior. More
colors in So Fine would be nice. And, of course, Mettler continues to
make good thread but their thread selection in the larger tubes of
Metrosene is rather pathetic and I don't like those tiny little 100 yard
tubes. They take up so darn much room on a rack for so pathetically
little thread.
Phae
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I fear me you but warm the starved snake
Who, cherished in your breasts, will sting your hearts. (Henry VI,Shakespeare)
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Posted by Olwyn Mary on July 2, 2006, 5:51 pm
Ron Anderson wrote:
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> I one time did a service call to the local dry cleaners. They called
> complaining the machine was breaking thread.
> I went and they had a whole wall of old wood spool threads they were using.
> That was the problem not the machine. When I asked why they used that He
> told me you just can not find those colors any more.
>
Oh. Some of them are luscious colors, yes. Of late, the only place I
have been able to find cotton thread in a wide variety of colors is the
quilt shop (and I don't quilt). Perhaps I'll hold onto them for a
little while longer. Never mind, I still have a bunch of cheap
polyester type threads which came in a rummage sale box along with some
real goodies, so I'll just use those up.
Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.
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Posted by Candide on July 2, 2006, 7:59 pm
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> Ron Anderson wrote:
> > I one time did a service call to the local dry cleaners. They called
> > complaining the machine was breaking thread.
> > I went and they had a whole wall of old wood spool threads they were
using.
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> > That was the problem not the machine. When I asked why they used
that He
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> > told me you just can not find those colors any more.
> Oh. Some of them are luscious colors, yes. Of late, the only place I
> have been able to find cotton thread in a wide variety of colors is
the
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> quilt shop (and I don't quilt). Perhaps I'll hold onto them for a
> little while longer. Never mind, I still have a bunch of cheap
> polyester type threads which came in a rummage sale box along with
some
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> real goodies, so I'll just use those up.
> Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.
You might be onto something there. From what one has seen many vintage
threads came in such a wonderful array of gorgeous and brilliant
colours, especially silk and cotton. So much sewing today is done with
polyester or polyester/cotton thread that guess the demand for pure
cottons slacked to the point it was no longer competitive to produce all
those beautiful colours.
What is really hard to find is fine linen thread. I like it for
hemstitching bed and table linens made of pure linen, and mending/repair
work on the same. Only thing am able to find at times is the thick and
heavy linen thread one used for making shoes.
Candide
"Never keep up with the Joneses. Drag them down to your level. It's
cheaper."
Quentin Crisp 1908 - 1999
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> 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
> _+_+_+_+_+_+__+_+_+_+_
>