My version of a "stitch ripper"
#1
This is what I was taught to use to removed stitches when I worked at an alteration shop tearing out hems and prepping the clothing for the seamstresses.
A few years ago I found blades in a dollar store, but haven't been able to find any more since. Anyone recognize these and know what they are called or where to purchase them?
A few years ago I found blades in a dollar store, but haven't been able to find any more since. Anyone recognize these and know what they are called or where to purchase them?
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Originally Posted by magpie
Single edge razor blades. Usually near shaving supplies and also in hardware/ painting supplies.
Edited to say that my quilt class teacher uses an electric razor, like for sideburns.
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If all you can find for a while are the double edged ones, you can do as I did and put a piece of tubeing on one side and tape it down. Or just put the tape on it and be careful about the sharp blade cutting through it.
But in the long run, the single edged ones are the type to get.
Ask some one married to an older man where to get one/some.
But in the long run, the single edged ones are the type to get.
Ask some one married to an older man where to get one/some.
#8
They are sold in the painting supplies as paint scrappers. I use them in the holder to scrape my smoothtop range. The surgical blade seam rippers are thinner and sharper and work the same as the razor blades and cost less.
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