I never knew there was so much to learn about threading a needle!!! You guys are great. My mom would have loved to know all of these little tricks. Thanks!

I use the Fons and Porters threader they are red,they worked better for me there a little thicker and easier to control rather than the Dritz. I poke the wire right through the needle and put thread right in the wire and pull through. Just like magic.

http://www.thecolorfulworldofsewing....g-needles.aspx

Has anyone tried these? I am going to look for them locally.

i use inspira or superior top stitch needles for all sewing and embroidery machine sewing..they have large oval eyes :thumbup:

Have you ever used the Infila Needle Threader for hand sewing? It really works well.

http://www.amazon.com/EZ-Needle-Thre.../dp/B001D1FGZE

Has anyone used this needle threader? It appears to work like the Infila needle threader, which works well for me.

I've tried most of the methods described above without much success and learned to thread in the AM when my eyes want to work better.

i just love all these ideas thanks suzieQ

Some times I have to remove the needle to thread it But I will try SQ's trick -Ill be right back---IT WORKS SQ I dub you Queen of the day

:-) this will save me a lot of time

I simply put one of my fingers (the left hand) behind the needle; also cut the thread at an angle; or wet it & then roll it in between my thumb and a finger. The plastic green "threader" for people who wear braces works as well. You buy them where oral care-tooth brushes, toothpaste etc. are.

this happen to me only if I use the wrong kind of needles

Yes, I have a box. Only used it once. I forgot that I even had them. I accidentally put one in, when the thread slipped out as I was sewing, I took the needle out & saw that's what it was one of those self thread needed. I haven't used them again since.
The lady at Hancock said it worked for her.

I use a serger threader and that really helps. right now that is the closest I've come to a Serger but I can dream!

These are like the handicap needles that keep coming unthreaded (for me, might work for you

get a really really big magnification glass - you'd be suprised how much easier it is to thread anything when you can actually see it! Shine a light on the needle from a lamp you put near the machine, hold the glass in one hand and thread with the hand you'd thread with! I gave up trying to thread anything, then used a magnifying glass. (I have one of those big magnifyers you put around your neck for X stitch to thread needles when I sit and hand sew) sharet

On one machine I had I painted the back of the pressure foot with white out. Also I find that lowering the pressure foot when threading the needle helps.
I like the tip about putting chap stick on your lips. I use chap stick all the time so that one will be easy to remember.

I do mine the same way as Scissor Queen. It works great.

I BOUGHT A NEED THREADER AND YOU JUST SLIDE IT DOWN THE NEEDLE OF THE MACHINE AND IT WORKS GREAT......WOULD NOT GO WITHOUT IT NOW

take the needle out of the machine, thread it and then put it back on the machine

Thanks for the chap stick trick

On my machine the needle has to be all the way UP to the TOP before it will thread with the needle threader. On my older machine I used white out to paint the shaft behind the needle eye so it would be easier to see. Also, make sure you cut the tip off of the thread so it is blunt, "hairy" tips make it harder to thread.
For hand sewing I blunt the tip of the thread, hold the thread between my fore finger and thumb and Pull the thread all the way down so that only a small dot is showing. I set the eye of the needle on the dot with slight pressure, then roll my thumb and finger up catching the thread. This way the thread can't go anywhere except through the eye. Good Luck
Syl

Tee hee. Your needle must come out and go back in a lot easier than mine. I'd hire an eagle eye before I'd so that.

I can never keep a white card close to my machine so I just hold my thumb nail (no polish) behind the needle - works for me.

You can buy the threaders that they sell at joanns for hand sewing needles and use those. I did before I got my new machine that will thread the needle for me.

I was just at Joann's here in Phoenix this a.m. and they have the Dritz sewing machine needle threader that I was referring to earlier in this posting. it cost $5.99.

ali

I wear a pair of cheap (2.0) reading glasses...works like a magnifying glass, hands free.Walmart sells them for less than $10.00.

Yes Yes yes! Wet the needle not the thread! Why, you ask?

When you wet the thread it swells up. When you wet the needle the moisture pulls at the thread guiding it through the eye.

Also the groove in the needle will guide the thread down and into the eye if you position the thread on it and glide it down the needle.

I keep a small flashlight to angle at the needle too so I can see the eye. Hope any of this helps.
Lots of great tips to try!
peace

I purchased a machine needle inserter/threader, and it WORKS! I like it. I never can get the one on my machine to line up right. I think i got it from Clotilde.