I’ve posted this before, but in case you missed it…

[michaelporter@ottawa.place]

@BenitaSkinner But whhhhhhhhy
Sewing needles, the original USB plug

[flamboyantes_terres@piaille.fr]

@BenitaSkinner
WHAT

Greatest discovery for me since I discovered there are in facts many size and shape of needle (learned to embroider and sew with bad tiny supermarket needles and no sewing shop in sight)

Thanks for making my slippery hands, bad eyesight embroiderer life easier !

[anguadelphine@mk.absturztau.be]

@BenitaSkinner@mastodon.social

(Mumble Mumble) decades - that makes sense - now.

Hmmm. I always find it easier to hold the thread still and put the needle onto it.
I am left handed, so don't know if that's why; I tend to do things differently.

Whatever thread, but especially thicker / waxed, flattening it against the side of scissors makes it easier still.
Nice curl plus needle onto thread - every time.

#quilting #sewing #handstitching #QuiltTip #WaxedThread

[benitaskinner@mastodon.social]

@nightdream

[benitaskinner@mastodon.social]

@JustAnotherJay I hear that a lot.

[benitaskinner@mastodon.social]

@BritishKoalaTea You’re welcome, Alison!

[benitaskinner@mastodon.social]

@MichaelPorter It has to do with how needles are made - the ‘eye’ is stamped out, which leaves on side slightly bigger than the other.

[benitaskinner@mastodon.social]

@Flamboyantes_Terres You’re welcome!

[benitaskinner@mastodon.social]

@Flamboyantes_Terres You’re welcome!

[benitaskinner@mastodon.social]

@AnguaDelphine Good tip!

[moniquenwerk@mastodon.art]

@BenitaSkinner and try also the other end of your thread if you still have troubles, threads are easier in the same direction as they are spun.....

[anguadelphine@mk.absturztau.be]

@BenitaSkinner@mastodon.social

You're welcome.
Leftie, dyspraxic & RA so I have to find workarounds.

Thanks for the eye thing, I got started with needle & thread about 5 I think, it didn't register until you mentioned it, but sometimes twiddling it helps.

[benitaskinner@mastodon.social]

@moniquenwerk For most brands, the end that is loose on the spool should be threaded through the eye, and the end that is cut should have the knot.
This prevents knots from happening, while stitching.

[benitaskinner@mastodon.social]

@AnguaDelphine I too started young.

[fondoffawns@nerdculture.de]

@BenitaSkinner I’ve been hand quilting for 30 years (and hand sewing for 50). I never knew this! Needle threading while quilting this afternoon was a breeze. Thank you!

[dmakarios@theres.life]

@BenitaSkinner But both ends hurt if they puncture you! (Guess who always uses a thimble these days...)

[swachter@toot.boston]

@BenitaSkinner THE HECK YOU SAY

Today I learned! Thank you for sharing this!!

[steve_p_photos@toot.community]

@BenitaSkinner @moniquenwerk Hang on, 2 amazing tips in this thread? Thank you.

[markhburton@mstdn.social]

@BenitaSkinner
Ooh, I didn't know that!

[tattie@eldritch.cafe]

@BenitaSkinner joining the chorus of "whaaaaaaaa?!"