Originally Posted by
maviskw
About wetting the eye of the needle; wet the back of the eye and the thread seems to pull right through. Just make sure there are no "fuzzies" at the end you want to poke through. Works well for threading sewing machine needle eyes, also.
I totally agree .... it is most important to wet (I lick) the back (not the front) of the needle. This seems to make the thread draw into the eye easily. Not sure what the scientific reason is for this (osmosis? no, guess not.) but it sure works. Also holding something white behind the eye does help see the "hole".