Had eye surgery and not having a difficult time threading a needle. Grabbed my bees wax and AFTER threading the machine I run the end of the thread across the wax. Stiffens up the thread and slides right thru that hole much easier.
Julie in NM
Love it!! What a great idea, even without eye surgery, sometimes that end is too much to deal with to get it threaded through a needle in or out of the machine...
I was just taught at quilt retreat ( yep, I am pretty new to quilting!) - lick your finger and rub it onto the machine needle eye...and voila` the thread passes through slicker than...well, spit! :)
I learned to rub the thread end over the chap stick in the open tube. Works geat.
Boy, I'm ready to try all these methods. When I try to thread my midarm during quilting sessions and especially when I'm having trouble with the thread breaking, I just give up and quit for the day. The quilt I have on the frame right now has been on their for several days and I only have about 18 inches of it done (it's a queen-sized) and by the looks of it, it will be one there a while longer.
Karla, check the type of thread you are using. Some of it is made up of recycled LINT,,,, and I have a problem with it breaking in my regular sewing machine. I have started buying the more expensive threads such as King Tut and Aurofil and the Coats & Clark XE??? can't remember for sure the name but it is their better thread.
That is an interesting point about the thread. I usually buy the better threads but for the first time bought a big spool of what feels like pure cotton thread. It breaks really easily. I am really disappointed in it but your description makes me think it is what you are describing. I am going to throw it out.
Pam:lick your finger and rub it onto the machine needle eye
I have used that trick a lot! It's that fastest way I know how to thread my machine.
Julie,
Great tip!
Lola B:Some of it is made up of recycled LINT,,,,
this i did not know, the stinkers.
gini in north idaho
gini: Lola B:Some of it is made up of recycled LINT,,,, this i did not know, the stinkers.
E-yewwwww Wonder where they got it?
Maggie: gini: Lola B:Some of it is made up of recycled LINT,,,, this i did not know, the stinkers. E-yewwwww Wonder where they got it?
belly buttons
Vinton, Virginia
Maybe from someone's belly button..... :)
Too gross. Probably from the cotton mills when fabric is rolled onto the tubes....
Nana:belly buttons
Nana, stop it! LOL
On the banks of the Mississippi River in north central Minnesota (Brainerd lakes area)
MNnancy: Nana:belly buttons Nana, stop it! LOL
Well they asked......