Originally Posted by LindaR
Originally Posted by Janis
LindaR Sometimes I have a hard time getting the needle to go through the thread, but keep trying. Try with a thicker thread, or you might try jiggling the place in the thread that you want the needle to go through with your thumbs and first fingers. That might loosed the twist of the thread a little and allow the needle to go through. Go farther than an inch from the end of the thread so it won't be loose enough to pull out. I just thought of this and will try it myself to see if it works better for me. I hope it works better, because sometimes I really struggle to get the needle in the thread. I hope this helps us both!! :) :)
will try this, thanks
I tried jiggling the thread, and it didn't work so well on the thin thread I was using. THEN, I wet the thread where I wanted to go through and jiggled it and it seemed to part some and I was able to go through the thread at that point easier. I was using the reverse of the thought that you don't wet the thread, but the needle when you want to thread a needle. When you wet the thread, it swells, and isn't easy to thread. A wet needle seems to attract the thread and it goes through easier. Hopr this woeks better, LindaR.
Janis