I bust them every time I forget to thread one strand at a time - two just destroys them. Pinching at the narrow end helps but I ended up buying a pack of 100 and not worrying too much.

They break easily, I bought 20 and added a tiny touch of super glue to the join. Let them dry on a sheet of baking paper. Now they last forever.

I bought a packet of 100 on ebay for like, a dollar. My local store wanted the exact same ones for $2.50 each!

I do break them a fair bit, but the trick is to hold them firmly where the wire connects, so that you’re pressing it hard against the backing plate. This makes them much harder to pull apart accidentally. A drop of PVA glue would probably help too, but I find the metal is too smooth to really attach properly, and the friction of your thumb helps. Strong small magnets/clip with some rubber in between might work well too?

They’re just horrible in my experience. They’re mainly designed for pulling sewing thread through a sewing needle eye, not embroidery floss through an embroidery needle. The floss is just too thick, and it breaks the threader. They sell better ones, I’m told, but I just quit bothering with them after the first half dozen. Lol .

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