OK everyone, now that you have your needle threaded and the other end nearest the spool knotted, slip your needle in the middle of the thread of the tail closes to the needle, about 1-2 inches away from the end of that tail. Sometimes it takes a while to do this the thinner the thread is, but keep trying. Then pull it through and the thread will be kind of knotted at the needle. It is knotted enough to keep the needle from becoming un-threaded most of the time, but still will go through the fabric. Try it and see. To take the thread off the needle, just pull that little tail and it will come off the needle. I ALWAYS do this with all of my needles and don't lose any in the pincushion. A threaded needle is always easier to find than one that is not.
Janis
Is everyone scurrying to get a needle and thread and try this? :)

Did not know this, but I will try it, hate it when my needles comes unthreaded during stitching!

How interesting, I usually wet the thread - Will have to try wetting the needle itself

If you look at the eye of the needle, the edges of the right side of the eye are slightly flared out. The other side has straight edges making it tighter to thread.

Great tip. Once I put my glasses on I am usually okay however I will remember this. LOL

I learned along time ago too that you thread the needle as it comes off the spool , do not cut a piece and thread from other end of the cutoff piece , it is because of the way thread is made or wound :thumbup:

Great tip. who knew?

My MIL gave me some old needle packages. The other day I used one to stitch something up, and I couldn't believe how nice it was. Way better than any newer ones I've used. I'll be looking for more vintage needles!

Did you know that there is a right way and right way of thread also. I learned in EGA years ago that if you are hand sewing and your thread tends to curl or get knots rethread it the other end and it will stop. We were told that thread made in Europe arrives here on huge cones and is rewound onto spools and is often wound onto the spools where it comes off the wrong way. Wouldn't have believed it but it works. I can't look at it and tell right from wrong but some swear they can.

Great Tips thanks to everyone for sharing your tips :-D