Some wonderful person on the Quilting Board taught us how to thread 10 needles at the same time, so that you never have to stop and thread a new needle. I will try to explain it to you. Thread 10 (or any number) of needles, leaving the thread on the spool. After you have threaded them (the thread is still on the spool) put them in your pincushion and take one needle, pulling off the amount of thread you need. Make sure that you don't pull the thread out of the other needles. Do the same thing when you are ready for the next needle.