How to Thread a Leather Needle: Threading a leather needle can be a little tricky when you do it the first couple times, but it gets easier every time. This was one of the most confusing things for me when I started working with leather - I'd never threaded a needle this way for a…

Single threading a needle is perfect for when you're doing delicate work that needs to be pretty dang invisible. I use this often to slip stitch and hem thin fabric. This is also how you'll thread a needle for any embroidery or decorative sewing work. Cut a length of thread that's the same length as the space between your palm and elbow.

When threading a needle, take care to avoid injury via its sharp point or from the sewing scissors. Threading a needle for the first time should not take longer than 5 minutes, and is a task that becomes faster with practice.

Threading a needle is an important step in many crafting projects, however, it can be a step that is skipped when explaining a project. The purpose of this Instructable is to provide an easy to follow review of the steps to threading a needle. Supplies: Needle. Thread/Floss. Scissors

Double threading your needle will make a stronger seam, but choose single threaded if you want the stitches to be almost invisible. I'm also using purple thread, though typically you will use thread to match your fabric so it blends in. :) Knot it and pull the needle through the top of the fabric by sticking it through the top folded edge.

Paracord Threading Needle: This tutorial will show you how to make a threading needle to use when making turk’s head knots. You should make a few at a time incase you lose one. I purchased the 2” aluminum screw post at Menards (UPC 738287861648) for less than a …

Make Your Own Needle Threader: A small but significant problem had while sewing is threading the needle.  Especially as you get up in years, and the eyes are not what they "should" be, when you are tired late at night but have a project that absolutely has to get done, it ju…

DIY Needle Threader: It’s always a feeling of great accomplishment to look at something, have that thought, and actually be able to follow through. While I was shopping the other day I came across some adorable needle threaders. I reached for them, then stopped, caught …

Note: Double check that you are using a needle for an industrial sewing machine! A size 10 or 12 is standard for medium weight fabrics. Take a close look at your needle. At the pointy end, you will see a small groove that cuts into the needle. This groove is called the scarf.When placing the needle into the machine, the scarf must be facing right.

Make tape needle: I removed the bottom plug and all the bad blind slats. I cut small triangle piece of blue tape about 1 inch long. I put the pointed end of the blue tape triangle extended about a ¼ inch beyond the end of the string. Then I rolled the tape to form what I call a tape needle. Ready to thread the slats.