The Best Ways To Thread Sewing Needles | Simple Hacks

[@pamcunningham8687]

I just found your site and I’m loving the tips. You are very clear in explaining everything. Thank you

[@lucilledaub5991]

I love you needle threading tips.

[@thesender6793]

Thank you for such helpful, easy-to-follow videos.

[@sandramichaud8033]

You always have a great presentation. Thanks❤

[@JanHowell]

So nice of you

[@gwynt909]

After fighting with needle threaders for 60 something years I discovered a fantastic needle threader from Dritz and Sew mate. I have not looked back

[@cw107]

I gave mine to a friend (a lover of cross-stitch) when she was diagnosed with Parkinson’s. This threader extended her sewing life for which we were both so grateful.

[@JanHowell]

That is awesome. Thanks for sharing

[@agatharogers4358]

I'm glad to find your Chanel

[@JanHowell]

Me too!

[@JanHowell]

Thanks. You are so kind!

[@debbiebraatz1919]

Thanks so much for this useful information ❤

[@Texas_Jen]

I love the last tool.

[@JanHowell]

Awesome!

[@terryech9110]

For yarns being threaded into a very small tapestry needle I was taught to fold a piece of paper at an acute angle to give a narrow tip. Unfold it slightly and lay the yarn inside putting the end very close to the tip of the paper. Then you simply push the paper through the eye of the yarn needle and grab the yarn before pulling the paper back out. It helps gather all the fuzzy ends of the yarn to make it easier to thread.

[@JanHowell]

Thanks so much for sharing.

[@lindamartin2073]

Appreciate your kindness thank you

[@JanHowell]

Thank you!

[@joannsanchez8764]

Thank you Jan you always have good tips 👍 love your videos ❤️

[@JanHowell]

Thanks. You are so kind!

[@katienicolau459]

Great video! Very useful information! Thanks

[@JanHowell]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jennysanfilippo2105]

Thank you 😊 Very helpful.

[@JanHowell]

You're welcome 😊

[@janeystahlman-davis5695]

Enjoy your informational videos. Very helpful!

[@JanHowell]

Glad it was helpful!

[@sunnykcdb]

Thank you!!

[@JanHowell]

You're welcome!

[@barbolson8768]

Thank you Jan for all of these useful tips !

[@JanHowell]

You are so welcome!

[@subaru7233]

I use the white paper option for threading my very basic machine but may look in to the quick threading needles. My vision is an issue but the bigger one for me is my arthritic fingers, so those needles may be just the thing, Thanks, Jan!

[@JanHowell]

You are so welcome!

[@dianeroome972]

Such great ideas. TY very much for posting this information! The biggest problem for me, I kinda fell in ❤ with your Pfaff sewing machine! I had a basic one decades ago.

[@JanHowell]

I’m still using my old basic Pfaf and it is a work horse

[@debbyn1267]

Thank you!

[@JanHowell]

You're welcome!

[@robinr6399]

Great tips! I think there's typically a long indentation on the front of a sewing machine needle, just above the eye. If you touch that with your thread and slide the thread down toward the eye, boop, the thread goes in the needle easily. Try it out.❤

[@nancy-katharynmcgraw2669]

I heard & watched Ricky Timms show us how to do that, on a machine needle, while in the machine, during a class, several years ago. Using that tip plus the drop of water on the eye changed my needle-threading technique as my eyesight works less and less well. For some reason there just isn't enough room for me to get close enough to see the eye, my forehead gets in the way! lol😊

[@JanHowell]

That's a great idea!

[@carolsopinski4549]

This was an excellent tutorial! I’m going to try the white paper👍. I’ve been sewing for years but as my eyes age, I’m finding it more difficult to thread sewing machine….even with bifocals🤓 thanks Jan!

[@nancy-katharynmcgraw2669]

Some machines' feet come with a painted in vertical white stripe, directly behind the eye of the needle, while in the highest needle position. I wonder if a stripe of, say, White Out, would be helpful? I was also taught to thread the needle while out of the machine. Then just insert the threaded needle!

[@JanHowell]

You are so welcome!

[@sabrinac5447]

Awesome tips Thank You!

[@JanHowell]

You are so welcome!

[@andreawalker2535]

This is very helpful for me. Thank you!

[@JanHowell]

You're welcome!

[@jenniferdowney6578]

That was so helpful, thank you 😊😊

[@JanHowell]

You're so welcome!

[@EvanaHealthServices]

Thank you.

[@JanHowell]

You're welcome!

[@veevee111]

Wow, lots of great options for threading those needles. Thanks, Jan 👍🏼

[@JanHowell]

You are so welcome!

[@JGC5286]

Hi Jan. Great tips- thank you.I find difficulty getting machine needle up into hole ready to screw - solved it by using a cheap Dental mirror(no condensation type)& turn your “ unhelpful gadget” to other end, place needle at end hole, so it will be facing correctly in machine. Hold mirror so you can see hole & then easy to put needle into place & screw securely in. Very quick hack. I had emergency eye surgery & I gave up trying to get needle in place after 2 hours one day! I thought about it after seeing my son working using a mirror in his man shed. As a retired nurse I immediately went to my medical kit! Also use forceps, straight & curved tweezers too in sewing tasks to make life easy! Love your channel- it’s always interesting & helpful. Kind regards from J in UK.

[@JanHowell]

Thanks. You are so kind! What a great idea. Thanks so much for sharing.

[@dianepatrias979]

Wow! Thank you!

[@JanHowell]

You're welcome!

[@patriciabrowning5741]

Thanks for the great information

[@JanHowell]

You are so welcome!

[@debbiehall4155]

I can always use tips on how to thread a needle. I find I need to hold the thin little wire in the needle threader or it comes right out of the little plastic handle. That’s happened to me over and over again. Thank you so much for the new ideas.

[@apiecemaker1163]

Yes me too. I’ve broken many of them. I hold the metal but sometimes I still break them. They’re just made so cheaply it seems.

[@debbiehall4155]

@@apiecemaker1163 yes they are! (made so cheaply )

[@JanHowell]

You are so welcome!

[@juanitaconover8836]

I think we are about the same age, but you came up with some tips I had never heard of and some I had but had forgotten. Thank you very much for the wet needle trick…it works! All of these years I have been licking the thread, but water on the needle works so much better!

[@JanHowell]

Awesome, glad it was helpful.

[@juanitaconover8836]

❤

[@jfraz1021]

Thanks so much for these tips! My 45 year old eyes appreciate you!

[@JanHowell]

You are so welcome!

[@dianeroy1378]

Loved this tutorial, very helpful.

[@JanHowell]

Glad you think so!

[@natasjazeegers8569]

Thank you 😅👍🏼👍🏼🤓👓👩‍🏫

[@JanHowell]

You are so welcome!

[@cassieoz1702]

My seam jumper has a hole to help with putting in and removing machine needles 😁

[@JanHowell]

Yep

[@laureendonato5838]

Great tips! I will be using the yarn hack this week!!!

[@JanHowell]

Wonderful!

[@MoPoppins]

I’m really excited to test out the wet needle eye technique! Probably something related to reducing surface tension.

[@JanHowell]

Did it work?

[@MoPoppins]

@@JanHowell I just now tried it out (since you asked), AND OMG…IT WORKED!! 😮 This is a total game-changer, Jan…YOU ARE DOING GOD’S WORK! 😁 💕🪡 There are sewing needles that I avoid using, due solely to their tiny hole, and when I don’t have a magnifying lamp to work with, I just can’t seem to thread those needles, no matter how many times I try, even with a fresh trim of the thread end. 😤 I’m more likely to have drops of water handy, over a magnifying lamp, so I may now have a new pastime! I’ll test needles to see if they’re consistently easy to thread with this method. I’m truly astonished by how effective this was, and moreover, WHY AM I JUST NOW LEARNING ABOUT THIS, as I approach my 50th b-day?!? We should all grow up knowing this! Jan, how’d you discover this little trick? Was it serendipity?

[@TheJaniebabe]

Thanks, Jan. I also has trouble with that blue one, it didn't work and broke. Looking forward to your next one!!

[@JanHowell]

You are so welcome!

[@kerrihaw7186]

My grandma always pulled the thread through wax. It works well.

[@kathleenmaxwell2562]

Beeswax!

[@cw107]

Usually used for strengthening the thread.

[@JanHowell]

I use that occational for projects.

[@fidolinatucker3214]

Can also use nail polish on end of thread let it dry and thread your needle and cut off end of thread.

[@JanHowell]

Thanks so much for sharing.

[@constancee.1832]

This was an extremely helpful video -- thank you so much!

[@JanHowell]

You are so welcome!

[@lalagamma4452]

Great ideas and great tutorial. Video shared and saved. Quote: "Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude" - Denis Waitly. Huge HUGS and Peace. Namesta 🕉️🐞☯️

[@JanHowell]

Thank you! Namasta

[@nikkireynolds9514]

Good info. The really quick cuts between every few words became distracting though. Perhaps you are trying to make the audio line a bit too perfect?

[@JanHowell]

Noted! I appreciate the feedback. Sorry about the distraction.

[@victoriahannah1633]

I can’t take credit for this but another KZbinr taught the most unique way to sew a hand sewing needle. Her name is Joy Bernhardt. I hope you are able to understand it. You either have to thread it by hand or you have to use a hook threader. When you get the needle on a loop of thread. Do not pull needle past the loop onto a single strand of thread. Instead while the needle is on the loop put the point of the needle up through the loop. Pull thread down so it wraps around the eye of the needle. The thread is not knotted around eye of needle but is just wrapped around it. You should also have a decent sized tail. You can sew just like you normally do and needle and thread will go through fabric with no problems because again thread is not knotted. The awesome thing about this is the needle will not come unthreaded while you are sewing. If you drop your needle the thread will remain attached to the needle. It’s easier to see and you can resume sewing without having to rethread your needle.

[@JanHowell]

Thanks so much for sharing.

[@cassieoz1702]

If you're doing a 'standard' threading, make sure you have a light coloured background and rotate the needle so the background can be seen through the eye. My Husqvarna machine has a white patch on the shank behind the needle eye

[@JanHowell]

That is nice

[@tanyadavid2690]

I have the blue threader also, it's faster just to put some reading glasses on .

[@JanHowell]

I agree

[@sislertx]

Omg im so getting those self threading sewing machine needles.. Hope amazon has them..i live in the boonies. As it is i need to have my machine serived...and i live 3 hour drive from any repair services!!

[@JanHowell]

I hope so too!

[@wendytravis6427]

I’ve always thought needle threaders take longer than just doing it manually and that includes the threaders on my machines. I don’t use them. I’m 64 and have needed reading glasses for more than 20 years. Even if I can’t clearly see the eye, I find it easy to estimate where it is and almost always can thread on the first try. I find the extra step of using a threader tedious.

[@JanHowell]

Thanks so much for sharing.

[@sislertx]

Well i got rid of most my needles and use the ones that self thread...a god send for us ancients...also use the big eye needles. Its now my serger that.send me thru the roof...omg..it is a nightmare...

[@JanHowell]

That’s why I FINALLY invested in a self threading serger too b

[@bostonnp]

I appreciate your effort, but I couldn't watch for long because of all of the edit disruption. Need more practice in editing

[@JanHowell]

Thanks for the feedback.