I have one of these, which I found at the MN Quilt Show last June. It works so much better than the other style of easy threading needle I'd used previously. Since you thread it from the side, the thread stays in the eye and doesn't pull out like it did with the other style, where you pull the thread thru the end of the eye. With the other style, it was frustrating to use, since one or both of the threads would come out of the eye when I was pulling the thread thru the fabric to hide a knot.