Loading cloth belts by hand.

I read here that it’s possible but difficult to load belts by hand.
It was also recommended to wear gloves while doing this.
What kind of pansy needs gloves to push bullets into a cloth belt, I asked myself.
40 bullets later, I have a big ol’ blister on my right thumb. Kids, listen to your elders.
With all that said, I think I need a belt loader.

This is as far as I got when I gave up.