How to tie your thread to the eye of a needle

In this video Emmely from Infectious Stitches shows how you can tie a thread to the eye of the needle to prevent the needle from slipping from the thread as you are sewing.
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[@ktreffers261]

Very helpful! Thank you!

[@HisDearMissK]

Does the knot not catch in the fabric as you pull the needle through? Do you have to give a good tug to pull it through the fabric?

[@infectiousstitches]

If the needle is very thin and the knot ends up on the side of the needle instead of at the end that may happen. With the right needle/thread combination I have no issues. I mostly use this trick for English paper piecing and the threads I use then are very thin. For this video I purposefully used a very large needle and thicker thread to make it easy to see what I am doing.

[@HisDearMissK]

@@infectiousstitches
Thank you, I am sure gonna give it a try!

[@leogalbo9175]

Thank you. I’m a 25 year old diesel mechanic and I’m trying to sew up my jacket because I left the angle grinder on it the other day and all the videos were not clear we’re not understandable thank you for this quality video well done

[@infectiousstitches]

I am glad you find the video useful. I hope you manage to repair your jacket!

[@Liam_hart]

very helpful
thank you

[@infectiousstitches]

You're welcome!

[@thuli1949]

Thank you