Buying guide
Hand Needle Threaders
Our pick
Clover Quilting Needle Threader 466

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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
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| Specification | Clover Quilting Needle Threader 466 | Clover Embroidery Threader 8611 | Clover Quick Desk Needle Threader 4074 Pink | Clover Threader with Cutter Petit Cut 478 (2-pack) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threading design | special super-fine steel wire1 | Flat tip5 | Desk Needle Threader3 | a needle threader on one end and a thread cutter on the other6 |
| Needle fit | fine needles1 | embroidery needles5 | Catering to all needle thicknesses from 0.46 mm up to 0.89 mm. *1 Some oval needle eye may not be used, depending on the manufacturer. *2 Use #8611 Embroidery Threader for embroidery needles. Use #3142 Clover Yarn Threader for darning needles.4 | needles of various sizes7 |
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| Specification | Our pickClover Quilting Needle Threader 466 | Clover Embroidery Threader 8611 | Clover Quick Desk Needle Threader 4074 Pink | Clover Threader with Cutter Petit Cut 478 (2-pack) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threading design | special super-fine steel wire1 | Flat tip5 | Desk Needle Threader3 | a needle threader on one end and a thread cutter on the other6 |
| Needle fit | fine needles1 | embroidery needles5 | Catering to all needle thicknesses from 0.46 mm up to 0.89 mm. *1 Some oval needle eye may not be used, depending on the manufacturer. *2 Use #8611 Embroidery Threader for embroidery needles. Use #3142 Clover Yarn Threader for darning needles.4 | needles of various sizes7 |