How to Quadruple Thread a Needle With a Needle Threader

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How to Quadruple Thread a Needle With a Needle Threader

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How to create a quadruple threaded needle using a needle threader to make very strong stitches.
Parts:

  1. Standard thread
  2. Needle
  3. Wire needle threader
  4. Scissors

Prepare the Thread

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  1. Pull out a length of thread and double it over.
  2. Cut the thread.
  3. Push the wire threader through the needle.
  4. Push the double thread through the wire threader.

Pull Wire Threader Through Eye of Needle

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  1. Carefully pull the wire threader through the eye of the needle.
  2. Pull until the thread is out of the wire threader.

Knot End

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  1. Pull the loop to the loose end of the thread.
  2. Knot the thread so that there are 4 strands of thead locked in.
  3. The knot should be big enough to anchor the stitches.

Knot After Done Stitching

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  1. After you are done stitching, cut the needle from the thread.
  2. This should leave you with 4 loose threads.
  3. Take the 2 pairs of threads and tie a knot
  4. Cut off the excess thread.
  5. Now you will have a stitch with thread 4 times as strong as a regular thread.