Originally Posted by lfw045
Originally Posted by amandasgramma
I read this tip in a quilting magazine.....not sure which one! When threading a needle, do NOT dampen the thread, "spit" on the needle eye instead. If you use enough spit, the thread will slip right on thru as though the needle is sucking it in!!!! It REALLY works!
Yes it really does work! It also works to "spit" on your finger and hold it behind the eye of the needle in your sewing machine and it sucks the thread right through the eye....LOL! It's great!
I use both of these tricks. In fact (and I know it is possibly dangerous) when hand quilting, I tend to just hold my needle in my mouth while cutting new length of thread, thread slides right into the needle. Sometimes though it helps to turn around the needle. I've noticed on the ones I'm using right now, there seems to be an indention on one side of the eye, but not on the other.
Another tip for the hand quilters/sewers that no one has brought up yet. When pulling thread off spool and threading needle. Make sure you thread from the loose end and tie off on the end that you just cut from the spool. Will very rarely tangle when using if you do this.