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Threading a leather needle can be a little tricky when you do it the first couple times, but it gets easier every time. This was one of the most confusing things for me when I started working with leather - I'd never threaded a needle this way for any of my other sewing! Because there are no knots and you're sometimes applying a ton of force to get the needle through the leather, you need to make sure the thread locks in place properly.

My first couple attempts at threading the leather needle were absolutely terrible. I just couldn't get the thread to lock in place! Doing it the way I show in this instructable works perfectly for me, and I hope it does for you guys too.

Check out my other leather ibles for more leatherworking basics: