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SoozeeDoozee 02-05-2011 06:08 AM
Originally Posted by kdoublea
That is something that I share with the students in my beginner quilting class - needles definitely have a male side and a female side!!! It's much easier to thread from the female side so even when you can't tell by eye, if the thread doesn't go through easily, just turn the needle to the other side. Cutting the thread at an angle helps too. Did you also know that you should knot the end of the thread that you have just cut from the spool, and not the leading edge of the thread?
Hmmm... I was taught to thread the end that comes off the spool..

Mizcott 02-05-2011 06:37 AM
Wow! But it makes sense. I'll surely try it next time.
Thanks for the tip.

117becca 02-05-2011 07:02 AM
well.....I'll be something! Learn something new every day!

for my hand-quilting, i use YLI thread because it's glazed cotton thread and it goes thru the eye easy peasy

stichinluvr 02-05-2011 07:20 AM
Originally Posted by AgapeStitches
I have found that the wrong side of the eye is very smooth and the right side seems to "dip" like scratch in a smooth finish.
Yes, that's what I learned.

bizzyquilter 02-05-2011 07:46 AM
Originally Posted by janb
I just use a needle threader...
me too..much easier :)

topper1 02-05-2011 07:52 AM
hve read that before but love tips

Parrothead 02-05-2011 08:15 AM
Originally Posted by sewwhat85
i didnt know that but i do have better luck putting needle on thread not putting thread in the needle, if that makes sense
Me, too. I got in trouble in Home Ec back in high school for doing this. I had been making all of my own clothes since 10 so I just ignored it! Teacher didn't like my hems either but I won the design/sewing contest. She protested. I think this is when I first learned there is more than one "right" way to do things.

CarrieAnne 02-05-2011 08:23 AM
great tip!

klgreene 02-05-2011 08:57 AM
Never heard of that before, but I sure am going to try it. As the eyes get older, it isn't fun to spend 15 min. just trying to thread the darn needle.

BeckiQuilts 02-05-2011 09:18 AM
By the time I get the thread into the eye of the needle, I have tried every trick. Some work for me sometimes, some don't. I just discovered the two sides yesterday while looking through TWO pair of readers. LOL


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