The Thread Follows the Needle Calvin Campbell .I guess this old dog can still be shown a few tricks. I have used The Thread Follows the Needle for probably 50 years or so as an easy role playing dance for elementary school children. At the end, I have always had the children duck under their own arms to unwrap the stitches. Watch this video all the way through. In this video, the “needle” child goes down the line cutting the stitches. I have never seen this before. In my opinion, it’s much better than trying to get the children to duck under their arms. I never have used recorded music for this dance, but here is a sample of the record the Lloyd Shaw Foundation offers. Click Here