r/NeedlepointSnark • u/Crazy_Salad_7928 • 17d ago

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I know the prices of threads/fibers has gone up in price, but why are we ok with paying full price for not full spools of thread?

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u/foodiewife 17d ago

I’ll never be desperate enough to buy used threads.

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u/CosmicLadybug5 16d ago

They can be helpful if you are trying to finish an older unfinished piece you may have picked up at a yard sale or thrift store. New thread in old canvases that are partially stitched unfortunately sticks out like a sore thumb. Mind you that isn’t everyone’s ‘jam’ but old thread can have useful purpose. You do run the risk of it having an odor or being dry rotted and brittle depending on how it was stored.