- Twitter user John Bick shared a video to show an easy hack for threading a needle.
- The hack involves rubbing the needle back and forth on the thread until a loop is formed.
- Although some users say it doesn't work, others say it does.
- Bick, who told INSIDER he "stumbled on the video," said that the hack takes practice, but it does work.
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 seems as though the thread always ends up going to the left or right of the needle and never in the right spot.
That struggle might now be over though, all thanks to one Twitter user.
On Monday, Twitter user John Bick shared a video outlining the easiest way to thread a needle.
Simply put, the video shows someone placing a needle flat against a piece of thread that is laid across their hand and rubbing it back and forth against the thread. This causes a loop to form in the thread that naturally forces itself into the eye of the needle.
That awkward moment you realize you did it wrong your whole life. pic.twitter.com/oi8vKbMyvY
— John Bick (@JohnBick4) April 2, 2018
INSIDER reached out to Bick, who explained that he came across the trick by accident. He said he had no idea the video would resonate with so many.
"... I had no idea millions of people had needle threading issues. I stumbled on the video and I am 60-plus years old," Bick told INSIDER.
The tweet, which has now gone viral, has some users completely shook.
What type of sorcery is this? https://t.co/uI2jQJAv5l
— Matthew A. Cherry (@MatthewACherry) April 4, 2018
It’s a miracle! pic.twitter.com/EfED2Q10ie
— NelNelCoolJ (@NelsonJ0630) April 5, 2018
the whole time this was me pic.twitter.com/BsOzQpPKy4
— the weeknd saves us (@odalysxxo) April 4, 2018
And of course, SpongeBob memes were used.
— M S (@sabreswincup) April 5, 2018
— Nathan Weeks, Esq. ⚖ (@NateWeeksLaw) April 5, 2018
Some users decided to try the hack to see if it works as well in real life as it did in the video. Unfortunately, it appears that the hack didn't work for them.
Yeah, it didn't work. I guess you need that fluffy kind of thread...
— Sampsa Lehtonen (@snlehton) April 4, 2018
Tried multiple threads and needles. Nope. It doesn't work.
— aynaD (@_iRenegade) April 4, 2018
It did, however, work for others, including Bick. One Twitter user cited patience as the key. Bick echoed this.
"It is like anything it takes practice to find what works for you, pressure applied etc.," Bick told INSIDER. It does work and once you figure out the right technique it's like riding a bicycle, you don't forget it. There's no witchcraft or photoshop, it's physics."
It does. Try in slow motion
— Coach 40 (@Abdi_TheLegend) April 5, 2018
I just did. And it works
— Oluwatobi Aikomo (@oaikomo) April 4, 2018
Needless to say, we'll be digging through our closet to find a loose button to try this out on.
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