How to Re-thread the Needle
to Keep it Threaded

Pulling your floss out of your needle as you cross stitch frustrates even the most experienced stitcher. I tend to do it more when I'm in a hurry. This "re-thread the needle" technique will keep you from having to repeatedly thread your needle.

This idea came to me as I had a particularly long run of "de-threading" my needle. It's so simple that I can't imagine why I haven't seen it anywhere else. (If you have seen this before, let me know. Congratulations to who ever thought of it first. I wish I'd discovered it sooner!)

After threading your needle, loop the end of your floss around and re-thread the needle, placing the end through the eye of the needle a second time and pulling it taut. Be certain not to make a knot.

If you are using more than one strand of floss, you need only re-thread one of the strands. It provides enough of a "tug" to keep you from pulling the floss out completely. A knot or too much re-threaded floss will make it harder to pull the needle through the fabric.

This re-thread the needle technique is especially helpful for kids.

Hope it helps!

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