Originally Posted by
Holice
I have a little story about this subject. A few years ago I was with a group of quilters and garment makers who had been invited to visit a thread manufacturer in Germany. Various heads of departments gave their speech about the manufacturing process. I was itchy to ask the question about which end to thread the needle. So I finally got to ask. His answer was " makes no difference". One in our party was a very high profile quilter, teacher, Internet star etc. when we herd his answer she blurted out. " you just took a lot of my expertise away from me"
Do you suppose that man actually did any sewing with his thread???? Using it threaded right sure cuts down on the knots when you are hand sewing. My "expert opinion" is do what works for you. I do put the thread through my hand sewing needle as it comes off the spool which is how you use it when you are threading a sewing machine.