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DIY FYI: Threading a Needle

February 26, 2014 2 Comments

DIY FYI: Threading a Needle - How to thread a needle at Hands Occupied

When I took an etextiles workshop last week, I was reminded that not everyone in the world can easily thread a needle. There are many people in this world (myself included when I have a tendonitis flare-up) who can’t grasp something fine like a piece of thread or hold it steadily enough to get it through a needle. And if you have vision issues, needle threading could be a killer. Physical limitations aside, sometimes you’re just working with crazy thread – I’ve struggled with getting a metallic thread to cooperate several times, and I definitely struggled with getting the conductive thread I used in my extextiles workshop through the darn eye of the needle I was trying to use.

If threading needles frustrates you, allow me to introduce you to something I didn’t know existed until I’d been hand sewing for years: a needle threader. Sometimes they come with a set of needles, like this. I really like the little tin ones – they’re straightforward, affordable, and get the job done.

How to use a needle threader

“Thread” the thin wire diamond (or whatever shape the wire on your needle threader is) through the eye of your needle. Put a few inches of thread through your wire diamond, and pull on the big, non-wire end of your threader to draw your thread through the eye of the needle. Ta da! Needle. Threaded.

DIY FYI: Threading a Needle - How to thread a needle at Hands Occupied

Needle threaders work for people who can’t get a good grip since they give you more to hang on to. They help those who might have a hard time seeing the opening by offering a bigger target to aim that thread through. And even for people who are totally hunky dory, they save you a bit of anxiety and let you get down to crafting faster. Cool, huh?

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About Heidi

Heidi Gustad is an artist, author and crafts designer specializing in knitting, crochet, latch hook and macrame. In addition to running the Hands Occupied Blog and Pattern Shop, you can find her making videos & co-hosting the Very Serious Crafts podcast.

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  1. PATRICIA L HART

    August 20, 2019 at 12:25 pm

    What about the little spring

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    • Heidi

      August 26, 2019 at 9:44 am

      The diamond-shaped wire of the needle threader is inserted into the eye of a sewing needle. Then you insert your thread into the diamond, pull the threader back through the needle’s eye, set the threader aside, and your needle is threaded!

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