Shemjo

Wetting the needle eye does help! But glasses do not make threading any easier. Good light and turning the needle to the wider side helps. Who know they weren't both the same!

BellaBoo

Hobby Lobby has the spiral eye needles but they are expensive! $10 for two needles. They come with a protective case.

Look at this website about the needles. Nice! but I lose too many needles to keep up with one special one. But this caught my eye: The only hand sewing needle
made in America. Spiral Eye Needles
are made in Minnesota by a family owned
business


I may have to buy one after all.

http://www.spiraleyeneedles.com/

cabinqltr

Another tip which I always use when sewing anything is to run the thread over bee's wax or an old candle stub several times before threading. It will make the thread just stiff enough to poke right thru the hole of the needle. We need all the help and tips we can get. I also do this when threading my sewing machine, works wonders. Ruth

roselady

Both Clover and Bohin make a table top needle threader. I have the clover one and I love it. It won't thread Roxannes size 12, I have heard that the Bohin has 2 sides for different sizes and types of needles. Also, try a size 11 needle. It is the length of a 12 but the thickness and eye size of a 10.

janedennis

The name of the book iis "Every Trick in the Book" by Ami Simms, it is a paperback type book and the Mallery Press, Flint Michigan put it out. Hope you can find it, it was given to me as a gift by a dear friend.

Olivia's Grammy

Where do you buy the Roxanne needles?

chattyK

I can't thread hand needles either, my solution.... wait for it....
get someone else to do it for you.

I am lucky enough to have 2 sets of teenage eyes in my household. I hand them the thread and the needles and Wa La...

On a serious note, Threading by wetting the needle, and I run the thread through Thread Magic. (it's not as thick as a candle or bees wax and comes in a handy little box, makes the job easier, but it is still not as easy as it use to be.

:mrgreen:

raksmum

I am in Canada and buy the John James Betweens Size 10 here. There is 25 to a pack for $4.00. Sending to the U.S. would probably be cheaper than having them sent form the UK