Threading linen
Anyone else have trouble with threading linen threads on the needle? I'm using Fil au chinois 832 (.45mm I believe) threads on John James 004 needles. I usually pierce the thread two times after the base and when pulling everything together usually one of them snap leaving me with a single strand pierced. Also tends to be really vulnerable to snapping during the stitching phase and I have to be extra careful.
I run the thread through beeswax 5-6x and run it through some cloth which definitely helps but threading the needle always ends up being such an endeavor.
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I encountered this more than once, not FAC but other poly and linen threads. But I think first you need to check if your needle went through the exact center of the thread, it will give you strongest hold, and second is when pulling, I grab the part right behind the knots ( not use the needles themselves to pull ). It helped, in my case.