Originally Posted by NJ Quilter
I would also recommend if you are buying Roxanne needles to get some Roxanne threaders. They are the only ones I have found that work with the Roxanne needles - which are the only ones I use. I can even use their threaders with their #12 betweens which are REALLY tiny. Try a different thread as well...your's might just be too heavy/thich for the needles that you are using. Enjoy.
Instead of wetting thread wet the needle. Thread goes in just about every time with no problems. Wet needle kinda acts like a magnet.