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Braille TeddiesHere goes another basic question. My needle came off the thread when I was trying to pull it through to make a stitch. What should I do? I've got quite a long piece of thread here and I don't want to waste it.
Maybe you needed to pull the thread further through your needle?
That would make it less likely to come unthreaded.
Braille TeddiesCan I fix it now or do I need to get a new thread?
No just rethread the needle.. Unless I'm not understanding something? Just rethread and carry on
if you can get someone to thread it for you ... you just go on 
if not, lay the thread aside and take a new one for now till someone threads for you again
Jessie, if you run the thread through a disk of beeswax before you use it that will help too. Just pull it through the wax after you have threaded the needle. Be sure to pull it through the needle quite a ways and check it after a few stitches. Mine pulls up sometimes but having eyeballs I can see when it does that!
Braille TeddiesThat's only happened to me one other time. Should I keep it attached to the bear while threading or cut it off?
Keep it attached and rethread the needle then keep on the way you were!
Fulrfun Bearshave you tried using double thread? Makes it stronger and would stop this problem. Just thread the needle and feel for both ends of the thread then tie together.
Braille TeddiesThat's what I do. I'm not sure what happened there.
Benson BearsAh! I think I know your problem! The eye of the needle has worn the thread and has broken it (if I understand that you were using a doubled thread, yes?) You might need to change your needle if it keeps happening, I usually toss them if they do that as it means they have a rough bit inside the eye from manufacture and aren't worth persisting with! You can rethread both the threads but you will have to be careful when pulling your stitches that you don't keep pulling the thread off the needle! It will probably be easier for you (with no eye balls 
) to simple start a new thread. Of you go back a few stitches and resew a little you should be able to then snip off the old thread.
Braille TeddiesMaybe so. I just hate to waste all that thread.
Creative Design Studio (RKR4CDS)Hi wubbie,
Did you see the note about the small half-twist I posted under your other topic you began on the 16th, called - "I did it!"
That will definitely keep your needle from coming off the thread. I probably should have put it here...
Posts: 16I hate when that happens too, but I discovered a new needle threader from JoAnn Fabrics that runs about $14.99. You place the thread through a slot and put the needle through the hole and press the leaver and presto, it's threaded. I use the smallest needle possible and never thought that this would work but even wih the thread doubled, it goes through. Now I don't care if my thread comes out because it's easy to rethread it. I bought it on line but you can get it at a large JoAnn Fabric store also.
Good luck. Audrey
