Hand Needle Threaders

The alternatives

Other contenders

• Clover Embroidery Threader 8611

  Choose Embroidery Threader 8611 for its flat tip when threading embroidery needles with thicker threads. Match the thread to the embroidery needle, following the maker’s instruction.⁵⁸

• Clover Quick Desk Needle Threader 4074 Pink

  Choose Quick Desk 4074 for a method using a button after checking the maker’s needle fit restrictions. The stated 0.46 to 0.89 mm range describes needle thickness, and oval-eye compatibility depends on the needle manufacturer; incompatible needles or threads can cause malfunction or damage.³⁴

• Clover Threader with Cutter Petit Cut 478 (2-pack)

  Choose Petit Cut 478 to keep needle threading and thread trimming on one tool, with a threader at one end and a cutter at the other. The package contains two; check that its wire fits the needle eye.⁶⁷

Buying advice

• For the 466, insert the wire into the needle eye, pass the thread through the wire and the hole in the black plate, then pull the needle off the wire.¹

How they compare

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