sounds like fuse wire, or fshing line is good enough. After the shipping you could buy a lot of wire than to give to the likes of Maxi.
On Wed, 14 Apr 2010, Debbie SokolMcKay wrote: > You might want to try the butler floss threader. They would appear the same > as what you are trying to make with thin fishing line. Because the plastic > is a little thicker the floss threaders will only work with larger eyed > needles. I think Singer makes packaged larger eyed needles but since I am > on the road I cannot check my sewing kit. I have purchased these threaders > through Maxi Aids. I imagine that the floss threaders are available through > other means but I have not made an attempt to find other retailers. > > > > Debbie > > > > From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] > On Behalf Of Spiro > Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 10:20 PM > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] handywoman question- needle threaders > > > > > > the metal loop type are the easiest. However, thin thin fishing line is > also very good. > Take a 6 inch piece of the thinest fishing line in the sporting shop. tie > it in a loop, and then squeeze what would be the point of the loop into a > point. > You can shove that point through the eye of the needle, put your thread > through what goes through the eye and then pull it back out, which carries > your thread through the eye. > You'll bhave a box of threader for years and or may choose to make up a > bunch of them at once. > That's what i did. > > On Tue, 13 Apr 2010, lvmumford wrote: > >> 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 >> >> >> > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >
