def _create_worker(self, method, *args, **kwargs):
        """Create a worker for this client to be run in a separate thread."""
        # FIXME: this might be heavy...
        thread = QThread()
        worker = ClientWorker(method, args, kwargs)
        worker.moveToThread(thread)
        worker.sig_finished.connect(self._start)
        worker.sig_finished.connect(thread.quit)
        thread.started.connect(worker.start)
        self._queue.append(thread)
        self._threads.append(thread)
        self._workers.append(worker)
        self._start()
        return worker