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01-How to thread a bookbinding needle properly.JPG

Bookbinding needle and waxed linen bookbinding thread

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02-How to thread a bookbinding needle properly 2 .JPG

Feed one end of the needle through the eye of the needle

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05-How to thread a bookbinding needle.JPG

You'll have one short end (the leader) on one side of the needle eye and the remainder on the other side

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1-How to thread a bookbinding needle properly 3.JPG

Partially untwist the the thread on the leader side

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When untwisted you'll be able to see the three strands which make up the thread

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07-How to thread a bookbinding needle properly 5.JPG

Feed the pointed end of the needle through the gap in the threads

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08-How to thread a bookbinding needle properly 6.JPG

It doesn't matter which gap

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09-How to thread a bookbinding needle properly 6a.JPG
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Carefully pull the needle all the way through