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Tip: Save Time By Threading Your Needles
Our Cotton Patch Guild brought in a guest speaker, Susan K. Cleveland, the "Piping Hottie," who gave us this tip. She says, "Thread all your needles on the same spool of thread at one time. When you need to load up, select one needle, slide the remaining needles down, and cut the length of thread you need." After cutting my thread, I tied a knot on the thread end with all the needles so as not to lose the rest of the threaded needles. The threaded needle you select already has a knot on it so you can start hand stitching.
My favorite needles are John James, milliners or straw, size 11. These needles have one of the tiniest needle eye and are difficult to thread without a needle threader. So, I tried this tip on a binding project I took with me on a road trip and wow! What a time saver! Give it a try! 
I completed my binding project without the frustration of having to stop and thread another needle!
Awesome! I love the little things that save LOADS of time. I'm a little confused, though. Do you have to cut the knot and retie it every time you need a needle?? OR, do you separate one needle from the batch and just unroll the thread? But, if you do that won't the group of needles now become separated from the spool? Clearly, I'm not a quilter. Such a simple technique but I"m not getting it. Poop on me.
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