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    Old 09-17-2011, 03:35 AM
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    leatheflea, your reply made me lol,,, that was a good one. :lol:
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    Old 09-17-2011, 03:50 AM
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    yup, that's me too Lisa! :thumbup:
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    Old 09-17-2011, 04:01 AM
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    Originally Posted by quiltlady
    I didn't know that was a certain way either, although after watching the video - I realized 90 percent of the time I do use it that way -just because you don't rip your fabric and it makes you feel good when you do long sections all at once on the second step.

    I have a story to tell - At a recent retreat I had to use my ripper several times and after awhile I would just announce that I had another date with "Jack", at first it took people a while to ask me what I meant, who was Jack? "Jack the Ripper" - so by the end of the retreat the ladies in my corner of the room had named all their rippers different names -- some based on their male or female colors and you would hear announcements everytime they had a date with Antonio (he was classy), George(plain and reliable) or Jacques (cause he was lavender) etc. It added fun to our retreat.
    That's fun. :lol: :lol: :lol:
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    Old 09-17-2011, 04:04 AM
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    Okay, I learned something new from that video. Thanks. I needed that. I sometimes resist the urge to rip but I won't anymore. *She starts chanting, the seam ripper is my friend, the seam ripper is my friend*
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    Old 09-17-2011, 04:05 AM
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    Originally Posted by mythreesuns
    This is how I was taught to do it..

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5XK-eEpAaQ
    Me, too.
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    Old 09-17-2011, 04:18 AM
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    Originally Posted by mythreesuns
    This is how I was taught to do it..

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5XK-eEpAaQ
    I was taught the same way. The person teaching me said she had learned it from a tailor. It works well. I have to wear my reading glasses to see the stitches and get the right thread though.
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    Old 09-17-2011, 05:04 AM
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    It depends on how long the stitches are, where I am in the project.
    Most important what mood I'm in at the moment I realize I need to rip out a seam. ")
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    Old 09-17-2011, 05:13 AM
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    most of the time I do not use a seam ripper. I use my embroidery scissors,
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    Old 09-17-2011, 05:44 AM
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    Originally Posted by mythreesuns
    This is how I was taught to do it..

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5XK-eEpAaQ
    Yea I was taught this way too - this method doesn't distort the seam - so it's easier to resew.
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    Old 09-17-2011, 05:46 AM
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    I was taught to cut the bobbin side thread every 3-4 stitches then it all comes apart easily.
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