thrums

Nope...I was one of the dodos who ripped out each and every stitch.

I learned to rip out with a pin......

elseebee

I finally learned to do it this way when I started quilting a couple of years ago. So much better!

But did anyone else cringe when they saw her pointing the ripper towards her other hand? One miss of a stitch and she'd be ripping open her hand/arm! The old schoolteacher in me must say, "Please, boys and girls, always point sharp objects AWAY from your body when cutting!"

patimint

I, too, didn't know there was an other way. I have always done it this way. Is it an age thing? I am 69 & this is the way I was taught to do it.

katcox

My friend taught me this a couple years ago. Makes life a little simpler I think.

RobertaMarie

Thanks. One of my friends showed me this method when I first started quilting, and it is great. I keep masking tape handy and use it to pick up all those little snips of thread afterward...
I think you are very nice to keep us informed with all these tips and video demos, Crafty Bear. This is a nice service you provide.

FQ Stash Queen

Thank you.

Thusnelda

I'm 37, so maybe it's not that much of an age thing. :lol:

But my grandmother comes from a family of tailors and I might have learnt it from her. But I actually think, I'm doing it this way, because I'm lazy by nature and try to figure out more efficient ways for doing most things.

Rina

Thanks!! I"m going to use it frequently.:-)

joyceinoh

That is how I've been doing it, but it still takes more time to unsew, than it does to sew. :o)