Originally Posted by CorgiNole

When I use a thimble, I place it on the end of the needle, but the thread is coming out the side of the eye so is not between the needle and thimble. I learned a neat trick in Sharon Schamber's class a few weeks ago - to basically stitch through the thread tails - and then I don't have to worry about the needle unthreading - which is my usual problem.