I pull off approx 18" of coordinating thread, thread my titanium needle, and then with the 4-5 inch short end, wrap this short thread around my finger twice - take the circles of thread off my finger, and put the needle thru the backside of both loops, and then gently pull the short tail of the thread, and it will place a knot at the base of your needle, and you will not have your thread coming out of the hole in the needle, after you have used up the length of thread, snip the secured knot from the needle and rethread on a new length of thread. This method will help you sew your binding on without the annoying knots that form, when using two threads to stitch.