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10-08-2011, 06:12 PM

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quilttiludrop

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Never seen them before! :-)

10-08-2011, 06:26 PM

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Jan in VA

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Eyebrow RAZORS??!!:shock:
Lands, now I have heard of everything, LOL!!

I'll be standing at the Dollar Tree door when it opens in the morning, though; gotta try one of these!

Jan in VA

10-08-2011, 06:27 PM

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BKrenning

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Quote:

Originally Posted by DogHouseMom

Many years ago my mother taught me to rip seams by holding the seam apart and using a razor blade. Fast? You betcha!

When I took sewing classes in school and needed to rip a seam I asked teacher for the razor blade. She darn near fainted!!

Since then I've been using a ripper and cutting every 3-5 stitches then pulling them out with the ripper. Every now and then though if I have a very long seam to rip .... I want my razor blade back!!

I thought exactly the same thing while pulling out stitches one day. I know darn good & well that my grandmother always used a razor. I finally found a razor blade seam ripper at a vendor's booth at a small quilt show and I love, love, love it. It's very similar to the Havel's type only much smaller. Shirley's Creative Sewing was the name of the vendor but that web site isn't working today. I also have 2 of the Havel types only I believe mine were Sullivan's brand and came with 3 different types of blades. I only use the Havel type blade--the other's are even more wicked looking.

10-08-2011, 07:05 PM

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sewgull

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[quote=DogHouseMom]Many years ago my mother taught me to rip seams by holding the seam apart and using a razor blade. Fast? You betcha!

My mother also taught me how to use a razor blade. Easy and fast way to rip a seam.
I do all the ripping in my sewing group. I can have a seam ripped out, using razor blade, before they can find their seam ripper.

10-08-2011, 07:55 PM

#15

scowlkat

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I am the queen of seam ripping! I actually have a razor blade (the real two sided kind) that I keep in an empty medicine bottle. I have not used it since finding these eyebrow shavers at Wal-Mart a good while back.

10-08-2011, 09:01 PM

#16

virtualbernie

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Quote:

Originally Posted by DogHouseMom

I also learned how to rip out seams using razor blades! They last a long time and they're cheap!

10-08-2011, 09:10 PM

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Carron

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Thanks for the tip, I shall have to go to that store.

10-08-2011, 09:15 PM

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ontheriver

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Quote:

Originally Posted by linda701

MY seam ripper is named Jack the ripper.

Mine too.

10-08-2011, 09:32 PM

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Quilter Lois

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Who says you can't use your razor blade? Sometimes I want something very sharp and will use a new rotary blade! Now that works fast! Your quilt, your rules!