Threading the needle
08-30-2011, 12:37 PM
#52
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Originally Posted by irishrose
http://www.thecolorfulworldofsewing....g-needles.aspx
Has anyone tried these? I am going to look for them locally.
Has anyone tried these? I am going to look for them locally.
08-30-2011, 12:48 PM
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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
08-30-2011, 01:44 PM
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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 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.
09-01-2011, 04:05 AM
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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
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
09-01-2011, 04:23 AM
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Originally Posted by jeanneb52
take the needle out of the machine, thread it and then put it back on the machine
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