Whether you're an experienced seamstress or simply need to sew a button back onto your favorite shirt, one of the hardest parts of the process is threading the needle. No matter how hard you try, it ...

Whether you want to mend a ripped pair of jeans, re-attach a lost button, hem too-long curtains, or try out some beginner-level embroidery projects, there’s one crucial thing you’ll need to know how ...

Considering that sewing is supposedly a relaxing pastime, isn’t it odd that the very first step in the process – threading the sewing needle – is so difficult? That’s exactly what Minnesota inventor, ...

Vision insight Scientists are shedding light on why threading a needle can be such a challenge, even if you do have good eyesight and a steady hand. It's got to do with the message your hands send to ...

Threading a needle takes lots of patience and too much time for most people, but a hack that's going viral is here to change that. Instead of trying to insert the thread into the tiny eye of the ...

The usual way, as had been handed down through the ages, is, of course, to squint one eye, take the fraying end of a piece of string, and, with some help from saliva and scissors, jab it through the ...

It's one of life's many little irritations. You're trying to thread a needle and failing time after time. No matter how often you wet the end of the cotton and jab it at the eye of the needle, and no ...

Editor’s Note: Semil Shah is a contributor to TechCrunch. As a disclaimer, he’s an employee of and a early-advisor to Swell, which is mentioned in this post. You can follow him on Twitter at @semil.

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