Originally Posted by Lacelady
It also helps if you thread the needle from the end AWAY from the spool, not where you just cut it off. I don't know why, but it works for me.
I was taught by my mother to thread the end of the thread in your right hand as you pull it from the spool into the needle, just as Lacelady said. Not the cut end. Works fine for me. I have used beeswax on the threads too, strengthens the thread and makes it slide through the fabric. If you run your fingers down thread, one way it will be smooth and the opposite way it will feel a bit rougher. You want it going into the fabric the smooth way. Same trick works for yarn.
A basic sewing tip.
Carol J.