I remember seeing a video that showed how to "lock" a single thread onto the needle so it wouldn't slip off while hand sewing and I'm not talking about knotting the end of the thread. As I hand sew, I am constantly losing my needle because it slips off the free end of the single thread. I have looked everywhere for this video and I know someone either knows how to do it or knows the link to that video. I wish I had paid more attention at the time..LOL Thanks