I don' tknow if your'e talking about using the spoon in basting a quilt. That's the way I learned it. The way it works is to hold your spoon down in the area that your needle is going to be coming from the back to the top of the quilt. It basically avoids the needle getting caught in the quilt on it's way up. You can easily grab the threaded needle easier when it's on the 'bowl' of the spoon. Hope this helps. It's been a while since I basted that way. PS- I use a plastic spoon since it will scratch up your spoons. I may have to attach a picture but not sure if you meant basting or quilting.