I fail to see how that makes a difference---isn't the end that comes off the reel ALSO the end that was cut (from the previous length of thread)? I'm just sayin'...

I, for one, have never heard that. So I am right handed, and I should thread from the end that comes off the spool first. Guess I was just lucky since that is the way I always do it. But I still have to wax to insure no tangles.

I do have that problem. I had heard that advise before, but I could not remember how it went. I was going to work on some needle turn applique today, so I will try it out. Thanks for posting it.

Now that you have jogged my memory, I do recall hearing this but only for the right handed person. Great reminder

Thanks for the tip! :)

This one was a new tip to me. Now, just need to remember it! Think I will print it out and put it with my thread and another copy with my needles.

Another did you know?

Did you know that your needle has a deeper indentation on one side than on the other?
That's why sometimes a needle threads easily and sometimes it doesn't.

So if I'm having a hard time threading, maybe flip the needle? Too kewl! Thanks

I've been quilting almost 50 years and never heard that before. Thanks. QB is the best teacher around

I knew about the thread, but had forgotten. I watched how I work and I do it correctly - and I'm left handed. Believe me, lefties do sew somewhat differently - I start at the other end, sewing toward myself and it does make a difference in how that piece of thread 'unravels'. Needles are punched out of sheets and that's why there is a very definite front and back of them. If you're having trouble threading your needle, gently rotate it in your fingers and try again - from the other side. Should make a big difference.