[Nfb-krafters-korner] Report is in

Wed May 13 15:01:37 UTC 2015

A threader is used to insert yarn or thread into a needle for sewing or weaving in ends or what ever you want to do .  It prevents the yarn or thread from fraying when trying to put it through the hole of the needle.

Terry P.

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From: Marianne Denning via Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org] 
Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2015 9:40 AM
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Cc: Marianne Denning
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Report is in

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.
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> Joyce
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