I would love to find one that lasted 20 uses, 20 years is amazing. My needle
threaders never seem to last past one garmet, sometimes I need two for a
project. I just get the kind available at the same places I buy other sewing
notions, but I have been considering trying a stronger gage of wire instead.
Dental loops work well too if the eye of your needle is big enough.
Jennifer
----- Original Message -----
From: Rick Hume
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 5:23 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders
I've had one that I got somewhere about 20 years ago. I sure wish I could
tell you where to get one like it. It is very slick. There is a handle about
the size of a dime. Coming out of it is a thin rigid type of wire that is in
the preformed shape of a diamond (ex: baseball diamond). When you press the top
of the diamond into the eye of a needle, the diamond easily collapses and
passes through the eye. Upon passing through the eye, it returns to it's
diamond shape, which is a very easy target for passing the thread. You just
pull the threaded diamond back through the eye to complete the process. I think
I likely bought it from a sewing supplies center.
----- Original Message -----
From: lvmumford
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 9:15 AM
Subject: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders
I need to do some hand sewing and would like some advice about needle
threaders. I am completely blind and I know there are needle threaders out
there but don't know whick ones are the most blind user friendly.
Much thanks,
Linda
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