Yes the eye on many hand quilting betweens is way too small to be able to use a needle threader. I use Roxanne betweens size 11. The eye is bigger on them but it still won't accomodate a needle threader. I have a magnifier on my Ott floor lamp that I use and I wet the needle eye not the thread when threading. I also cut my thread end on a diagonal. Finally look at the eye of your needles carefully as usually one side is slightly larger than the other so use the large side to thread it.