How to use a seam ripper.....WOW, it's news to me!
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You need to fit the technique to the fabric you are working with. Notice that she is working on heavy home dec fabric and is sewing on grain. This is THE technique for this situation. Ripper just zips right along. With thinner fabric you have to be really careful because a seam ripper can cut right thru the fabric. You can put some tension on the seam with a birds beak (a.k.a. bird's clamp, sewing bird), that will help, but you still need to be very careful. If your seam is not on the fabric grain, or you want the least amount of distortion, this is a good technique to use:
http://howtosew.com/blog/sewing-basics/use-seam-ripper
http://howtosew.com/blog/sewing-basics/use-seam-ripper
#17
I have that same brass seam ripper and love it! This is my second. Hubby decided to use my first one to remove a button...forcefully. Broke off the tip. Grrrr. We now have rules about touching my sewing stuff!
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Very interesting. I am going to check that out with all my seam rippers as soon as I start sewing later today. I am very confident that I can sew a seam that needs ripping without any effort at all. After all, I always do. lol
Seriously, I have never known what the little ball was for. I did wonder at times, but never even looked it up. Now that I have stated I will be sewing and most probably ripping, my sewing should go perfectly today. I'll post an update when I actually get to test this method.
Seriously, I have never known what the little ball was for. I did wonder at times, but never even looked it up. Now that I have stated I will be sewing and most probably ripping, my sewing should go perfectly today. I'll post an update when I actually get to test this method.
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