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Does Thread have an expiration date? (Scored a curbside find!) (midwest.social)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by Pandantic@midwest.social to c/lemmy_stitch@sh.itjust.works

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These are old but the thread is perfectly good!

More pics.

They had hand-written price tags with amounts of $2, $4, $5, and one $7.50 (very full, seen next picture)

Most were about half full, but the highest price-tagged one was almost full.

Here are all the colors that I got:

Now what should I make with all these? Anyone need some?

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[–] Pandantic@midwest.social 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Bonus: who knows what DMC stands for?

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[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 8 points 10 months ago

DeLorean Motor Company? 😁

I kid, I kid! No idea, but awesome find!

I don't think thread necessarily has an expiration date (for us non-commercial sewers anyway). I've used thread that was 20 years old. I suspect it does age, and is worse with sun and higher oxygen exposure (like any material).