Can anyone tell me
#11
A friend of mine gave me a book filled with quick tips on quilting and one of the tips say you should take a full package of your favorite needles and thread all of them onto the spool of thread, then take one and pull the thread and one needles out until your have the required length and leave the rest of them still threaded. When you need the next length of thread just pull the next needles and some thread and start sewing again. I tryed it when hand sewing my binding and it was great. As i read more of the book will share some more tips.
#12
I just searched and found this http://www.roserushbrooke.com/hand-needles.html, I think I might some. Also results had this on Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/Big-Eye-Quilti.../dp/B000C38AKM Good question by the way. :D
http://www.amazon.com/Big-Eye-Quilti.../dp/B000C38AKM Good question by the way. :D
#14
Sometimes just turning the needle to the other side helps. One side of the eye is larger than the other. I thread all my needles at the same time as JaneDennis suggested if I'm quilting a for a long time.
#16
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Hi have you found anywhere to buy those spiral eye needles? I saw a news clip about them on our local station, but no info on where to buy them. I have looked online but haven't found them. They sound like they would be just the thing for me :lol: Thanks laurilli
#17
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I have one of those needle threaders that is free standing and also a good quality needle threader with the really fine wire. Its still a problem for me and I HATE threading needles! I found though that if I hold the thread still and put the needle onto the thread (instead of the way we were all taught to move the thread)..it seems to work better for me.
Oh...if all that fails...big eye needles!!! :wink:
Oh...if all that fails...big eye needles!!! :wink:
#18
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Join Date: Oct 2009
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the reason quilting needle eyes are so small is that they have to go through three layers of fabric. One thing you can do to thread them is cut your quilting thread off first before you put it in your needle threader. Or if you wear glasses try threading needles without your glasses.
#20
Thanks everyone for your suggestions. I cannot take my glasses off to thread a needle because then I would never even get close to the eye, but thanks for the suggestion. I will try and find some of these needles and see what they are like. Thanks again.
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