Threading A Needle

@SIMPLYD (90721)
Philippines
June 24, 2016 12:27am CST
I know the young people still have a very clear vision so they can very well thread a needle . But for the older one , it has become difficult and I am one of them , as well as my husband . That’s why , I discovered this aid ( the one in the picture ) that really can help me when I am threading a needle . You just have to shoot that one’s end of the loop like thing . Then once it’s inserted , you can put the thread , then pull that loop back out of the needle’s hole . And voila ! The thread is already passed through the hole . So easy with that .
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43 responses
mammots
@mammots (3209)
• Philippines
24 Jun 16
I'm one of those with failing eyesight and cant thread a needle at all and ... i also have that gadget to help in threading needles. I also use the kind of needle with big holes but still without the aid i cant thread it
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rebel_woman06
@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
24 Jun 16
At least we can thread a needle now , with the aid of that thing . Oh , i don't know how it's called . Maybe a thread loop .
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mammots
@mammots (3209)
• Philippines
24 Jun 16
@SIMPLYD According to @infatuatedbby its a threader I'm so thankful i bought that gadget otherwise i wont be able to sew at all
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rebel_woman06
@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
24 Jun 16
@mammots Yes, she and @brokenbee called it that . I second the motion of its importance now .
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arbie bee
@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
24 Jun 16
Ahhh, the threader. My mother also has that in her sewing box but she seldom uses it. Sometimes, she asks me to put the thread.
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rebel_woman06
@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
24 Jun 16
@brokenbee Of course . But , you will not always be at home then .
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rebel_woman06
@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
24 Jun 16
Maybe she forgets that she has the threader .
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arbie bee
@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
24 Jun 16
@SIMPLYD Hahaha yup. Or it is easier if she will ask help from me. Hihi
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Michelle
@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
24 Jun 16
My mom owns a threader like that too, it comes in a little kit she has. It helps her, now she doesn't ask for my help.
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Michelle
@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
24 Jun 16
@Chungshop Yes, I am not much of a sewer myself
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rebel_woman06
@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
24 Jun 16
That is good that she has this also . It is of great help in sewing or darning clothes. So that one is called a threader . I was at a loss on what to call it , so i call it for myself as loop .
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Chungshop
@Chungshop (2355)
•
24 Jun 16
So in that case you need your mother's aid lol.
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Chungshop
@Chungshop (2355)
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24 Jun 16
Very good idea. I too facing needle and hole, this aid really help. just clost the eye lo and no SOS
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rebel_woman06
@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
24 Jun 16
So you have this one too - called threader as others have mentioned here . I don't know that it's called that . I call it loop .
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Val
@valmnz (17097)
• New Zealand
24 Jun 16
You know, I remember once having one of those! As for the young threading a needle, not sure they would really bother?
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rebel_woman06
@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
24 Jun 16
Yes, for the young ones , they don't need this because they can very well see the hole of the needle . This one is useful to those who have difficulty seeing the hole of a needle .
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hereandthere
@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
24 Jun 16
@valmnz no. they use safety pins, tape, staplers, or just buy new outfits.
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Val
@valmnz (17097)
• New Zealand
24 Jun 16
@SIMPLYD I was meaning, do young people actually bother to sew or mend any more!
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ARM
@responsiveme (22926)
• India
24 Jun 16
I had to discover that a couple of years earlier. Its that or I carry a needle and thread around looking for a pair of younger eyes. One of the reasons why I don't embroider any more...though I keep meaning to, or is it because i'm too lazy and would rather read a book
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rebel_woman06
@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
24 Jun 16
So you have discovered it earlier than me . Me too , i sometimes seek a younger person when i am to thread a needle and there's one around like in my parents' house . But at home where my in-laws are now old there's none , because hubby can't already too . So it has to be with the aid of that .
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rebel_woman06
@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
24 Jun 16
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ARM
@responsiveme (22926)
• India
24 Jun 16
@SIMPLYD my hubby can't too....so I see the problem
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joy
@MGjhaud (23240)
• Philippines
24 Jun 16
I shared this technique to a fellow mylotter a long time ago. This was introduced to me by my mom when i was little. She often asked me to do it for her.
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joy
@MGjhaud (23240)
• Philippines
24 Jun 16
Haha really? My mom inherited a sewing machine before i was born and she used it a lot back then when i was little.
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rebel_woman06
@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
25 Jun 16
@MGjhaud I actually can sew in a sewing machine. It's the threading that is difficult for me now though.
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rebel_woman06
@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
24 Jun 16
Good for you that you have known about this already even when you were still young . I only discovered how it is used just this year when an officemate showed it to me on how to use it . I laughed out loud when she showed it to me . All the while it's in our sewing kit yet i am not noticing it at all because i don't know yet its usage .
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (139971)
• Roseburg, Oregon
24 Jun 16
That is a lot easier to thread the needle with it.
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rebel_woman06
@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
24 Jun 16
Yes . Don't you have this thing to aid you when threading a needle , my friend ?
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Anna
@LadyDuck (472060)
• Switzerland
24 Jun 16
I have plenty of those little things, they are in the package when you buy needles here in Switzerland and it has always been for what I remember. I bring them to my Mom, I can thread a needle even if I do not see well the hole.
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rebel_woman06
@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
24 Jun 16
So , you have them too . Yes, they come with the needles' when you buy the as a set . They are so helpful to us who can't see the hole of the needle indeed .
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ida123
@ida123 (6206)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
24 Jun 16
i can still thread a needle with the help and using eyeglasses, he, he. but if no eyeglasses, i can't do it anymore. glad that you share this tool to help us thread a needle. i'm going to find this tool so that i can make use of it too.
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rebel_woman06
@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
24 Jun 16
Really , wow ! I can't much anymore even with my reading glasses . This threader is actually so cheap at a Korean thrift store . It is only 5 pesos (US$.11) and comes with about 15 pieces of needles of different sizes .
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rebel_woman06
@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
24 Jun 16
@ida123 Do you have one in your place . Us , we have 3 of those stores . So cheap things .
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ida123
@ida123 (6206)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
24 Jun 16
@SIMPLYD so am going to buy that in a Korean thrifty store, thanks friend
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (342110)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Jun 16
I have seen these and I have one somewhere. I must find it again. I tried to thread my sewing machine the other day and had to take the needle out of the machine before I was able to get it threaded.
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rebel_woman06
@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
24 Jun 16
So , you are using this on the needle of a sewing machine ? I haven't used this in threading the needle of the sewing machine . I usually use a sewing machine only in my parents house and would ask the maid to thread the needle of the sewing machine for me .
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crazyhorseladycx
@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
24 Jun 16
i did that a few times's well, ms. judy. only to then not be able to get the needle back'n the machine, lol. the hubs bought me a new sewin' machine last november, one that self-threads...kinda. 'tis a pain fer me to get'er done 'n i need the aide'f long tweezers to accomplish such a feat.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (342110)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Jun 16
@SIMPLYD Some sewing machines thread from front to back and others from side to side so it depends if it is possible to use it or not.
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Reine25
@Lucky15 (37374)
• Philippines
24 Jun 16
Trying to remember my TLE subject ;)
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rebel_woman06
@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
24 Jun 16
What's the meaning of TLE ?
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rebel_woman06
@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
24 Jun 16
@Lucky15 Oh i see.
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Reine25
@Lucky15 (37374)
• Philippines
24 Jun 16
@SIMPLYD that one where we can sew clothes. Lol Tech and livelihood.educ ;)
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myLot Prince (LOL)
@trivia79 (7828)
• El Segundo, California
25 Jun 16
i wet the tip using my saliva! haha
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rebel_woman06
@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
25 Jun 16
I do that thho before when i can still easily thread a needle.
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rebel_woman06
@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
28 Jun 16
@trivia79 Of course .
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myLot Prince (LOL)
@trivia79 (7828)
• El Segundo, California
27 Jun 16
@SIMPLYD but if it's dirty, i just cut the tip
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minisam
@miniam (9154)
• Bern, Switzerland
24 Jun 16
Same here, l cant see clearly enough to thread a needle
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rebel_woman06
@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
25 Jun 16
So , you use this threader too now?
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rebel_woman06
@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
27 Jun 16
@miniam Yes me too .
minisam
@miniam (9154)
• Bern, Switzerland
25 Jun 16
@SIMPLYD Been using a threader for some time now.
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Morning Girl
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
24 Jun 16
haha! I used to have that but did not use it because I did not know how. My eyeglasses are clear enough to help me out though. Without my eyeglasses, it will take me a year to do that.hahaha
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Morning Girl
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
26 Jun 16
@SIMPLYD I really don't know how. I use my reading glasses instead.
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rebel_woman06
@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
27 Jun 16
@salonga Now you know , you must buy this so it would be easy the next time to thread a needle.
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rebel_woman06
@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
25 Jun 16
So you too don't know how it is being used? Good for you tlaht you can still thread a needle, friend.
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Sky
@skysnap (20153)
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24 Jun 16
With glasses it is a bit less harder to get it in. without glasses it takes long time.
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rebel_woman06
@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
24 Jun 16
Really ? You are too young to be experiencing that already . Good for me , i am already aged so it's understandable .
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rebel_woman06
@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
24 Jun 16
@skysnap It's never a wise idea to thread a needle when you are sleepy and tired , because you might prick your finger .
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Sky
@skysnap (20153)
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24 Jun 16
@SIMPLYD I have that trouble because needle is too small and usually such issues happen when i am tired and sleepy
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Erly Maglangit
@cacay1 (83577)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
24 Jun 16
wow, good idea friend, best solution.Our neighbor has a perfect vision despite old 79 years old. She does not use aid in threading, reading and texting. We laugh sometimes at her capability.
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rebel_woman06
@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
25 Jun 16
Really ! wow she's fantasic! pls ask her the reason for a good vision'.
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rebel_woman06
@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
27 Jun 16
@cacay1 Oh my , i also cannot forego of meat . It has to be that i should eat it at least once or twice a week. But those veggies , yes i eat them .
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Erly Maglangit
@cacay1 (83577)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
26 Jun 16
@SIMPLYD Mam Els does not eat meat only carrots, potatoes, squash, pepper, celery and fish hehehehe. We cannot afford to eat only these veggies.
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jin
@Yar_Joey (3271)
• Philippines
24 Jun 16
I have a clothing business but now, my seamstresses are out on vacation. I plan to tell them to sew uniforms but somebody suggested to make a particular suit. I am always waiting for my seamstress but she is always out
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rebel_woman06
@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
24 Jun 16
But why do they have to be in vacation all at the same time ? There must always be one seamstress in your shop .
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rebel_woman06
@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
25 Jun 16
@Yar_Joey You must find a permanent seamstress , one or two first , to revive your sewibg business.
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jin
@Yar_Joey (3271)
• Philippines
25 Jun 16
@SIMPLYD My sewing business is at a standstill now because of financial problem. I was into the t shirt and other garments sewing business until early last year when I had a misunderstanding with one of the seamstress, and that started it all. I removed all the sewing machines in that particular house and transferred them here in my garage. Now, when I go out, I try to find the seamstress but she is always out to nowhere, and she is not the one I had misunderstanding, but another one whom I call "ATE".
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Pinay Ako
@AkoPinay (11544)
• Philippines
25 Jun 16
Yeah it's a great help
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rebel_woman06
@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
25 Jun 16
You need it also. ? I think you are too young to use that, since you still have a good eyesight.
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rebel_woman06
@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
27 Jun 16
@AkoPinay I agree . Though i would always wipe li'l saliva on the end before threading it .
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Pinay Ako
@AkoPinay (11544)
• Philippines
26 Jun 16
@SIMPLYD I still have a good sight but sometimes we need it too depends on thread brand (may panget na sinulid) and size of needle.
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Bhem
@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
24 Jun 16
Wow. Thanks for sharing this. I didn't know about this.
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rebel_woman06
@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
24 Jun 16
But this one is helpful to those who have difficulty already in threading a needle . And i suppose you don't experience that yet .
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rebel_woman06
@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
25 Jun 16
@JustBhem As we age our vision blurs . That's why threading becomes difficult for us to do .
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Bhem
@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
24 Jun 16
@SIMPLYD Nah. I am not good in threading. I always ask mother to do that for me. Well, I tried when I was in high shool but now I cannot do that.
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