I use the dental floss threaders, called dental loops I think, to thread my surger.
They are just sometimes to big for the eye of standard needles. Jennifer ----- Original Message ----- From: lvmumford To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 11:09 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Re: handywoman question- needle threaders Thanks everyone for your suggestions. I remember using the wire loop threaders when I could see-- I just wasn't sure how easy it was to find the eye of the needle with one when you can't see anymore. Do you think nylon floss threaders would work, too?The kind that have a loop that you pass floss through ? I wonder if the floss threader is thin enough to pass through an eye of the needle-- not loop first but the other end first just like you would use it to thread floss underneath a bridge. I have plenty of these floss threaders but no needle to check out this hypothesis yet. Linda Thanks but I'll [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]