Originally Posted by
ckcowl
...you can alway thread a number of needles to have handy-
i know a lady who will thread 20-30 needles (she does not cut the thread- she just strings needle after needle onto her spool-then when she needs a new length of thread she picks up the next needle-pulls it up pulling the length of thread she wants- clips- the rest of the needles stay with the spool--she can sew a long time before having to re-string a new batch of needles.)
This is a great tip! I don't usually hand sew anything on my quilts, but I do hand-sewing for making stuffed animals, etc. and this will save me time & headache. Thanks for posting it!