Holice

The owner of YLI told me the same thing.

DOTTYMO

I was taught to only use an 18inch length of thread for hand sewing, using more it twists and knots.
Thread needle by licking needle don't wet the thread as this makes it bigger as it absorbs the moisture.
Thread from the first end as it comes from the spool.
Cut on a diagonal .

mighty

I have done it both ways and it just did not seem to make any difference.

Lavada

very funny story sometime its just one persons opinion and they believe ther is no other way

Rubesgirl

Ok, this thread made me stop and think. which way is easier? So, I conducted a personal experiment. I usually use the thread off the bobbin to use it up, but here it is recommended to use it off the spool. So this is what I did: first, I took of a length of thread from the spool and ran my fingers over it, up and down. What I found was that one way was not as smooth as the other. Then I did the same with thread from the bobbin. Of course, it ran the opposite way. My conclusion: there is a right and wrong side to the thread (I didn't know that before). Then I pulled off a piece from the spool and threaded it through the needle with the end I cut off being the end that I knotted. I sewed a small binding piece with that and the stitches laid flat and smooth, no tangling, either. Then I did the same, threading the needle the other way. The thread knotted and tangled on itself more and my stitches did not seem so flat. My conclusion: it made no difference which end of the thread goes through the needle, but it does make a difference as to which end you knot. I also tried the different ways of wetting the end and found that, for me, wettng the thread still works better than wetting the needle. That's not to say there's only one way to do this, but only what worked better for me.

Dodie

I was always told use for hand sewing same as you would for machine sewing as that is the way the thread was made to be used now when hand sewing bindings or whatever I can cut long pieces and has sure eliminated knots and tangles

mjhaess

I was taught to thread the cut end. I was told it will not tangle.

rj.neihart

So..which end of the thread goes into the needle the smoothest?...that would be my choice....

linda faye

Sew many helpful hints!

Thread needle with end that comes off the spool....'knot' the other end.

Wanabee Quiltin

I have read in many books that you want to thread your needle the way it goes on the spool. Which means you thread your needle while it is still on the spool, not the end cut.