Can You Buy Sewing Needles

[emmie]

that have a large opening, eye, as i can't see the ones i have now. I need to sew some bits and pieces and can't see what i am doing. hopefully someone can point me in right direction

[waterboatman]

You can get a little device with a wire loop that goes through the needle eye, slip your thread through that and pull it back through. Job done.

[emmie]

any idea what its called boaty

[TonyV]

yes I've got one even though my eyesight is ok it makes the task a lot easier.

[waterboatman]

A needle threader emmie.

[emmie]

ok, so if i look up amazon they might have it,,

[waterboatman]

Any good sewing shop should have them. But I would think Amazon might well have them.

[satprof]

Here's a link to a needle threader video:

[TonyV]

they are like these emmie.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Needle-Threader-Simple-Needle-Threading-Hand-or-Machine-Threading-Set-of-3/124125617963?_trkparms=ispr%3D1&hash=item1ce6769f2b:g:I-QAAOSw6Fpec189&enc=AQAFAAACYBaobrjLl8XobRIiIML1V4Imu%2Fn%2BzU5L90Z278x5ickkp2NA0WuhQytmt4dbStg00IN7%2BLs6BDOnQqRVB7Ny0I1ytx0BPCdXipFIWNzF9D5hu1%2FVx8igzc62VqiGb0hI%2Bp552bN0LHr7GcEnsf%2F%2FjTudWfGknOWpLb765QaG9K8OjmaKElOo6%2BjPS3g1HggvMGMSA%2FEbI%2BEJXRacl4g2l6OWe57HxtfYElq3ATX0NpfYAw%2FTWUo6t5lrya5yRPALXlHyH8ydGM8G3T1RFSBOgbniQckdvvWWaix3Oof4tJ6xGM31GPyChP3qOGZgfEtn4%2FP%2FlOim7ecc2Ev7zdlYvYqbC4No52wejm28KTuaPp8fiubhj%2Bujrl1zKsaMWE%2BbQTksRkZy6JVUyFgKaIimyLPIOcH5DfT%2FN0i90cQ5jJ%2Fuj1XTyuyP0LXPSyCJw9RjaelNqgLsbv2vd0bOdbj5rpEyVpBp%2B%2Bad1r2ID73rcZz4qPC7kzGOd23n83zgYhtn%2Bf4oJRWbK8MWvqs%2BrQI7nl2I9DGSpGGLmu6UlAHcTClOn8zffo85YOIZxV8pe7GSz%2FOBQGVeZtUZcgF0ARBArEVSaTF4YncIbaQauZ8%2BhWGb0aOoYJp2z4TeH3hkQ0DKUplPfJ05vPGJOhQ3QOEqPnc29gFSj5JYfFPHKiQNoN7UKUOK3fV%2FMcuO3IhxA8Gegk%2FtzAlJyg3XtTnOg1hSHEH04zg2tUNngFTfEyLEkLbz7cm0rc4zzmnW89%2Fgjl1lzTtU1agNbq%2BnrZSC0YEcwa3r0QbLzLvq3h4WYC%2BkNT5w&checksum=124125617963c79b2e113dda458f846a720476a66056

[emmie]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=needle+threader+for+sewing&crid=3AQC568SF9SJ2&sprefix=needle+threader+for+s%2Caps%2C149&ref=nb_sb_ss_ac-a-p_3_21

which one is right for just sewing by hand

[waterboatman]

That's them! Good bit of kit.

[aelmpvw]

there's a selection of 'large eye' sewing needles at amazon

[waterboatman]

Any of them emmie. They are very easy to use.

[waterboatman]

Time to go.
Have a happy day everyone.

[emmie]

thank you all, most informative

[10ClarionSt]

Emmie, you can buy large eye sewing needles in Tesco. And still use the threader if you want to!

[TonyV]

most of them emmie, but my personal preference are the ones with the diamond shaped wire.

[woofgang]

You can also get these which I think are brilliant. You just put the thread over the end of the needle and tug down and the thread clips into the needle. Amazon.co.uk User Recommendation

[emmie]

i have decided on a larger eye type. will also look at the threader too.