diff --git a/examples/threads.janet b/examples/threads.janet
index 9e379d9b..4550c73f 100644
--- a/examples/threads.janet
+++ b/examples/threads.janet
@@ -1,18 +1,24 @@
 (defn worker-main
   [parent]
-  (def name (thread/receive parent))
+  (def name (:receive parent))
+  (def interval (:receive parent))
   (for i 0 10
-    (os/sleep 1)
-    (print "thread " name " wakeup no. " i))
-  (thread/send parent :done))
+    (os/sleep interval)
+    (printf "thread %s wakeup no. %d\n" name i))
+  (:send parent :done))
 
 (defn make-worker
-  [name]
-  (-> (thread/new) (thread/send worker-main) (thread/send name)))
+  [name interval]
+  (-> (thread/new)
+      (:send worker-main)
+      (:send name)
+      (:send interval)))
 
-(def bob (make-worker "bob"))
-(os/sleep 0.5)
-(def joe (make-worker "joe"))
+(def bob (make-worker "bob" 0.2))
+(def joe (make-worker "joe" 0.3))
+(def sam (make-worker "joe" 0.5))
 
-(thread/receive bob)
-(thread/receive joe)
+# Receive out of order
+(:receive bob)
+(:receive sam)
+(:receive joe)
diff --git a/src/core/thread.c b/src/core/thread.c
index a0020474..75ef9993 100644
--- a/src/core/thread.c
+++ b/src/core/thread.c
@@ -188,11 +188,13 @@ static int thread_mark(void *p, size_t size) {
     return 0;
 }
 
+static Janet janet_thread_getter(void *p, Janet key);
+
 static JanetAbstractType Thread_AT = {
     "core/thread",
     thread_gc,
     thread_mark,
-    NULL,
+    janet_thread_getter,
     NULL,
     NULL,
     NULL,
@@ -318,6 +320,18 @@ static Janet cfun_thread_receive(int32_t argc, Janet *argv) {
     return out;
 }
 
+static const JanetMethod janet_thread_methods[] = {
+    {"send", cfun_thread_send},
+    {"receive", cfun_thread_receive},
+    {NULL, NULL}
+};
+
+static Janet janet_thread_getter(void *p, Janet key) {
+    (void) p;
+    if (!janet_checktype(key, JANET_KEYWORD)) janet_panicf("expected keyword method");
+    return janet_getmethod(janet_unwrap_keyword(key), janet_thread_methods);
+}
+
 static const JanetReg threadlib_cfuns[] = {
     {
         "thread/new", cfun_thread_new,