try 100 wt threads...the silks come in 100 wt...much finer thread, easily goes through those tiny needle eyes. there is 100 wt cotton's, poly, rayon...you should be able to find the colors you need in a finer thread. last spool of thread i bought (at Joannes) that said...for hand quilting was so thick!...it was string not thread...
i usually use 40-50 wt threads for regular sewing and 80-100 wt for all hand work.
and wetting the needle really works well. i use that techinique all the time

I'll try these tips tonight when I get back to sewing. I have tons of old packets of needles that were in my grandmothers sewing cabinet, and they all have needle threaders but I don't know how to use them. They are made of something like heavy foil, with a wire loop at end. They confound me.

Renee,
You squeeze the wire loop through the eye of the needle. Then you place the thread in the loop and gently draw the loop back through the needle. The thread will come back and the needle will be threaded.

Lots of new ways for me to try!! Like the one about wetting needle,..

Here's the one that Missouri Quilt Company uses. I watched her use it on one of her binding tutorials on YouTube.

http://www.missouriquiltco.com/catal...lt/?q=threader

Thank you for the information. I'll checkthis out.