I pull the top thread through to the back and tie off my ends and bury the knot and thread. I find that if I do it in sections as I go along it is not that tedious. I often will do it while I watch TV away from my machine as a break. I'm seldom in a race to get something done so the fact that it takes longer is not important. I really like the look of it much better and feel more secure with that extra length of thread that nothing is going to come undone. I use a large eye darning needle so threading the needle is easy.