No fucking way could it have been THIS easy the whole time

[Blue_Tires]

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[hlthe2b]

1. damn! Well, I feel foolish now!

I even scrounged around to find one of those flimsy little needle threaders, but heavens this is so easy!

[Arkansas Granny]

2. OK, I'm trying this as soon as I get home. If I've been doing it wrong all these years. . . .

[elleng]

3. :D

[wendyb-NC]

4. What?! Where you find that?

I've always wondered why sewing needles were made to be to be next to impossible to to thread, unless the eye was 1/2 inch long and 1/16 inch wide. Like, maybe' a darning needle. That's shocking!

[Me.]

5. I Believe The Size Of The Eye Will Come INto Play

and will likely not work with smaller eyes and that didn't look like regular thread, more yarn like.

[Hamlette]

9. It does not work with needles with "normal" sized eyes.

Just tried it with a needle from one of those mending kits you get in fancy hotel rooms.

Does not work.

Palm now sore.

[Me.]

19. Ouch!

[Generic Brad]

6. That reminds me of exchange I once had with my daughter

When she was around 5 she was helping set the table. Instead of taking all the silverware and setting it at the table, she was grabbing one utensil at a time, walking to the table, setting it down and then repeating the process again and again. I suggested there may be an easier way to do that, explained how, and then asked her, "Do you have to everything the hard way?"

She gave me the perfect response. "Yes, I do," she said. "I'm a kid. That's what we do."

This needle threading reminds me of that.

[Happyhippychick]

10. That story reminds me of why I love kids so much!

[MyOwnPeace]

17. How sweet!

She is special - and "yea!" for you for such a great memory that you'll have forever!

[ploppy]

7. Good to know!!

[sinkingfeeling]

8. I can't see that working with a 10 or 12 sharp (quilting needle).

[ananda]

11. Wowww

Thank you for this!

[NastyRiffraff]

12. Needle threaders are your friend.

No tricks; they just work.

[Me.]

16. There You Go!

[IronLionZion]

18. It was an amazing day when I discovered needle threaders

and yes, I had googled "how to thread a needle".

They break easily though.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

13. I'll try it, but I have my doubts.

Full disclosure, my age: uhhh, getting up there. Threading a needle is getting next to impossible.

[Leith]

24. Same Here, But with One More Thing

I'm blind in one eye. It isn't an issue most of the time, but there are times when I think I got it perfect only to find out that I ran the thread just past the needle, not through it.

[Honeycombe8]

14. The hell you say! That never occurred to me. nt

[Butterflylady]

15. I never had any trouble threading a needle

And I do cross stitch every day, but I'll give it a try.

[erlewyne]

20. It's the gnarly thread!

look closely

[IronLionZion]

21. Has anyone tried this?

Is it static cling from the friction?

I don't happen to have any needles or thread with me so I can't try it myself.

[logosoco]

22. I just hope i can remember to try this the next time I am sewing!

Those needles are getting harder and harder to thread these days!

[niyad]

23. needle threaders are your friends!!