easier needle threading trick
I accidentally discovered a way to make threading your needle much easier!
With the changing of the seasons, my lips are always dry, so I slapped on some lip balm. When I went to thread my needle, I slipped the end of the thread between my lips and put lip balm on it rather than moistening it with saliva. I stiffened the thread just that little tiny bit enough to thread like a dream. Any wax-based balm would work, such as ChapStick, Burt's Bees, EOS, etc.... I now have a lip balm next to my machine and put some on before I start sewing.
I hope this can help someone else.