Expert seam rippers
#51
I haven't read the whole forum on this subject so maybe i"m just repeating what has already been suggested. After all these years I've found something I like better than a seam ripper. On the package it is called a Snap Off Blade Cutter -- I'd always used them for trimming wall paper. But now always have one hand to rip seams open. If the blade gets dull, just break off the last segment of the blade and you have a new, sharp blade to work with - and you can retract the blade when not using it.
Derla
Derla
#52
Originally Posted by mtspools
Originally Posted by Beebee
Tell me ladies and gents...is there an art to seam ripping. Do I have to take lessons on this subject? I have just ripped right through my finished block. Also do seam ripper dull? Do I have to replace them?
I have used mine a lot as I am sure others have.
I have used mine a lot as I am sure others have.
#54
Originally Posted by susie-susie-susie
I use the technique that SherriB uses. cut every 5 or 6 stitches and then pull the bobbin thread. Rips right out. Then I use my sticky lint roller to remove the short threads.
Sue
Sue
#55
Originally Posted by Marty
And equally as dangerous. Sounds like an accident looking for a place to happen. :*)
#60
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My mom used to use a single edged razor blade, pulling the fabric taught to expose the stitches as much as possible and just tapping them. She could do that very fast. It would not be a good idea to try it on small stitches or on any quilting stitches where you can't pull the layers apart. My mom was not a quilter, but an excellent dressmaker. You don't want to do it that way if there is anyone around who might startle you. I cut myself just a little one time and went back to old fashioned seam rippers. In one of Eleanor Burns' videos someone is shown cutting stitches with a rotary cutter. I don't remember if it was EB herself or a student in one of her classes. Seeing that gave me the heebyjeebies! Even if you manage not to amputate a finger, the odds seem rather high that you could destroy your fabric.
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