I draped a piece of white fabric in the background and placed
the thread on a block of wet wood. It was cloudy
outside but there was still enough light to get the shot.

Olympus C-720UZ
Flash Used No
Focal Length 18.7 mm
Exposure Time 1/20 sec
Aperture f/3.4
ISO Equivalent 100
Exposure Bias -1/3



Post Work-
Levels (contrast), selectively lightened,darkened,
and blurred the background, Removed the color,and sharpened.