Ok, if I am going to be best friends......
02-09-2011, 08:50 AM
#121
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Originally Posted by slstitcher
I use a seam ripper that is like a scapel. I love it and I think it is much faster than a regular ripper. You do have to careful you don't cut your fabric. When the blades get dull you just put in a new one. I just can't go back to a regular ripper anymore.
02-11-2011, 10:35 AM
#124
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Location: Dalton, MN
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I use a razor blade. I will open a spot with the seam ripper or with edge of the razor blade and once it is open, pull on the fabric and use the razor blade. When I sewed as a child and on into later years, I never had a seam ripper.
02-11-2011, 09:41 PM
#125
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Location: Renton, Washington
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Originally Posted by plainjane
The Clover white one-BEST. Others seem to have too large a tip to put under a stitch and the little inside curved blade not sharp enough to cut hot butter!
http://www.nancysnotions.com/product...seam+ripper.do
http://www.nancysnotions.com/product...seam+ripper.do
02-16-2011, 02:25 PM
#126
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I don't mind buyin the inexpensive ones, but I'm sick and tired of getting them home, only to find they have a burr (or rough spot). They package them in such a way you can't see the problems in the store.
02-16-2011, 04:27 PM
#127
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Location: Sturbridge, Ma
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i recently read a review of seam rippers in a quilt magazine.
They recommended the Bernina which I have and like. However, the recommendation was to get one that has a thin point. Several on the market but the thin top is best.
Clover makes a nice gadger (can't remember the name now) but looks like a very thin crochet hook. It is great for ripping out stitches. I have one sitting by each machine and in every sewing box.
They recommended the Bernina which I have and like. However, the recommendation was to get one that has a thin point. Several on the market but the thin top is best.
Clover makes a nice gadger (can't remember the name now) but looks like a very thin crochet hook. It is great for ripping out stitches. I have one sitting by each machine and in every sewing box.
02-23-2011, 10:29 AM
#128
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Southeastern West Virginia, USA
Posts: 1,026
Originally Posted by woody1229
Based on one of those consumer-report-type comparisons in a quilt mag, I recently got a basic Dritz ripper (blue handle). I'm really happy with it.
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