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It’s important to buy good-quality thread. If the thread has no details of any kind on the end of the spool, it is probably inferior quality. If you can, examine a strand of thread against a piece of white paper. If it looks fluffy, it is probably a cheaper type of thread made with insufficient twist so the fibres do not hold together and therefore it will tend to break and deposit fluff between the tension discs of your sewing machine.

Granny’s sewing basket is not the best place to go hunting for cotton reels. Thread is one of the items of haberdashery that does not age well. Over time it deteriorates, losing elasticity and becoming brittle so that it breaks easily. Sadly, old thread is only good for tacking.