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blogslut

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7. I have a set of those needles

Reply to Phentex (Reply #1)

Wed Feb 19, 2014, 05:46 PM

Feb 2014

They come in handy when the threading fates decide to block me no matter how much I spit and pinch. The drawback is that the top of the needle eye isn't completely open but has two wee, sharp prongs and they tend to fray the thread. Also, when I'm aligning my needle/knot the eye prongs can catch the thread and get stuck.

But as I said, there are just those times that no matter what I can't get the darned thread to feed through the eye and the easy-thread needles keep me from throwing things.

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Lol...been there done that... [View all] Lars39 Feb 2014 OP

That's the truth... Phentex Feb 2014 #1

They do? I'll have to look them up! Lars39 Feb 2014 #2

Search easy thread needle on amazon... Phentex Feb 2014 #3

Thanks, Phentex! Lars39 Feb 2014 #4

I have a set of those needles blogslut Feb 2014 #7

that is awesome eShirl Feb 2014 #5

Needle threaders are life savers! sinkingfeeling Feb 2014 #6

I wouldn't pipi_k Apr 2014 #9

It's the one on the sewing machine that really bothers me. surrealAmerican Feb 2014 #8