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A seamstress with 60 years of experience told me this secret!
Threading a needle may seem like a simple task, but it is not always so easy, especially when it comes to fine needles or thicker threads.
Our grandmothers, with their extensive experience in sewing, knew effective methods for threading the needle at home, and this knowledge can be very useful today.
Below are some very practical homemade tips to do it in a simple but effective way. You can also see it in the following video from the Inova or inventa channel:
Homemade items
Threads (for threading)
Needles
1 Toothbrush (no longer used)
Empty blister card or
empty tablet Swab
Cable Thin paper
or cloth (piece) Step-by-step
procedure
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With the toothbrush, simply cross the thread from one side of the brush to the other and take the needle from the side of the eye where it is threaded, press a little and the thread is inserted into this channel.
With an empty tablet or a blister pack of tablets, simply cut a thin strip, make a small cut on one of its sides and leave a tip. Then the test is done by simply placing the thread in this cut and passing the needle from the same hole or eye, passing the thread in this way safely.
With a cotton swab, proceed by cutting the sides with the cotton of the cotton swab and thus we will have a kind of plastic tube. A thin thread or a bristle of a broom is threaded through it, creating a small hook. This type of hook is used to easily pass through the eye of the needle and insert the thread to be threaded.
This is probably the most common and best known method. It consists of slightly moistening the end of the thread with saliva or water. This helps the fibers of the thread to stick together, making it easier to thread. Although simple, this trick is very effective, especially when the thread frays easily.
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Another clever trick is to cut a small piece of paper or thin fabric, fold it in half, and place the thread in the fold. Then, insert the folded tip of the paper or fabric through the eye of the needle. Once the paper or fabric is threaded, the thread follows it easily. This method is especially useful for those who have difficulty with precision.
The artisanal methods of threading the needle, passed down from generation to generation, are a sample of the ingenuity and skill of our grandmothers. These tricks not only make the threading process easier, but they also connect us to a centuries-old sewing tradition.
If you ever have trouble threading a needle, try some of these methods and discover some grandmotherly wisdom in your own sewing!
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