What Does Dreaming of Thread Mean?
Traditional Interpretation
In the tradition of Ibn Sirin and al-Nabulsi, thread can point to the length of one's life, to an ongoing endeavor, and to the covenant that binds people to one another. A long, strong thread can signify a blessed and orderly life; a broken or knotted thread can signify a hitch in one's affairs or a matter that needs untangling.
Psychological View
In modern psychology, thread may symbolize the desire to bring the pieces of life together and the need to form bonds in relationships. Working with thread in a dream can point to the dreamer's patient effort to gather scattered emotions or a postponed plan, and to bring fresh order to their life.
By Context
For Singles
Seeing a strong, neatly wound thread can point to a bond of the heart about to begin and grow stronger with time, or to the first step taken toward a serious relationship.
For Married People
Sewing or knitting something with thread may be interpreted as family bonds growing stronger, and as the understanding between spouses and the order they have built together becoming firmer.
A Broken or Knotted Thread
A broken thread can point to a task left half-finished, a broken promise, or a coolness that has come between people; a knotted thread can point to a trouble waiting to be untangled.
White/golden Thread, According to Ibn Sirin
Pure white thread can signify purity of intention and lawful earnings, while golden or gleaming thread can signify a coming goodness, blessing, and a precious bond.