FREE: Unopened Pkg of Prism Embroidery Thread-36 Skeins

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This is a new, unopened package of "Prism Six Strand Floss" for embroidery. There are 36 "primary colors", and I have shown all of them in the two pictures. There is 8.7 yards of each color, consisting of 6 strands. These are made of "Mercerized Cotton", and I have added an explanation what 'mercerized' is.
The process was devised in 1844 by John Mercer of Great Harwood, Lancashire, UK, who treated cotton fibres with sodium hydroxide. The treatment caused the fibres to swell, which in Mercer's version of the process shrank the overall fabric size and made it stronger and easier to dye. The process did not become popular, however, until H. A. Lowe improved it into its modern form in 1890. By holding the cotton during treatment to prevent it from shrinking, Lowe found that the fibre gained a lustrous appearance.
I found that interesting....always open to say "I learned something new today".
Just think of all the projects you can complete with this amount of thread! I paid 9.98 for it and my ambitions were good, but my follow-through very lacking! lol
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