I just tried out Anjeanette Klinder's method and really like it! With arthritic fingers it is so much easier to insert the needle through "one side" at a time. Yes, you do twice as many stitches, but they are much easier and can be almost totally invisible. ( I just used "natural" thread with a dark brown fabric and it was great!). Good time to find this when I'm doing a bunch of Lucy Boston blocks! Thanks, Geri B, for the topic!