[Nfb-krafters-korner] Report is in

[Marianne Denning]

Do you use these to weave in the yarn after you have finished a
knitting or crocheting project?  I hate to do that and have used
tapestry needles.

On 5/13/15, Joyce Kane via Nfb-krafters-korner
<nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> I had told you that I ordered some yarn threaders.  I have received them
> and
> tried them out tonight.  Here is my report.
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> I want to first tell you where I got them from.
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> http://www.patternworks.com/default.aspx
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> I do not think you will find them on this website as I had called them up
> and told them what I was looking for.  So you don't get confused there are
> 3
> stores within this place.  Keepsake Quilting[fabric & quilting,
> Patternworks-all types of yarns and knitting/crocheting supplies & patterns
> and I am not sure if the third one is Needle Works, but when you call them
> up for ordering things they will take orders from all 3 stores.    Needle
> works have needle point, embroidery and yarns for that.  I never went into
> the Needleworks shop.  All 3 of them are located together, but each has
> their own store and door to go into.
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>
> Back to my report:
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> The yarn threaders were from the Needleworks part.  I got basically 2 types
> of yarn threaders.
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> Clover put one out cost was $9.99  This one was really good especially for
> thicker yarn.  Instead of a wire to put the thread thru, it had a piece of
> very thin metal shaped similar to the wire type ones, but more sturdy.  It
> has a plastic type of nob handle and has a protector cap that fits over the
> 2 metal pieces that have a bit of a curve outward that you can put the yarn
> thru and pull it thru the eye of a needle.
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>
>
> I got the plastic canvas needles that Terry suggested she uses and tested
> it
> out on Size 16 needles.  This worked perfect with that needle and I like to
> use the large plastic yarn needles with the very large eye and this worked
> perfectly with that, too.
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>
> I do not know the make of this other one, but the yarn threader came from
> Meedleworks and comes in 2 shapes.  A dog & a cat, price was a little more
> then $7 each..  I hesitated about these, but let me describe them to you.
> The dog and cat is a thin metal and it has a hook on one end.  The hook is
> small, but it hooked well with the worstered weight yarn.  What I was
> hesitant  about was that it is not too large and I wondered if I would have
> trouble holding on to it.  I didn't have any trouble holding on and the
> great advantage to this little thing is there is a magnet attached to the
> back side so when you put it thru the needle it sticks to the needle with
> the magnet so it doesn't fall out.  The hook is small and worked great with
> worstered yarn.  I don't know how it would work with thick yarn, but I
> think
> it will work OK.  Now if you had a plastic needle and the eye was really
> big, I don't think you would need a needle threader.  The dog and cat came
> in this little plastic pouch type package which has a round magnetthat
> holds
> the dog in place on a cardboard card that fits perfectly in this plastic
> pouch.  You will have to  be careful when taking it off the magnet that
> holds it on the card.  As I dropped it and then had to be careful when I
> stood up to look for it.
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> I can't say which one I like better.  As I was looking for a thin round
> type
> circle  that I could push thru the eye of the needle and put the yarn thru
> it and pull it thru.  I did not want the wire as they are too thin and
> break
> quickly and would not stand up using yarn.
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> The clover one is a bit more sturdy, but I like both of them.  Yes I did
> get
> a dog and a cat one.
>
>
>
> Joyce
>
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Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
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