Tips for not stretching triangle pieces when ripping out stitches?
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Tips for not stretching triangle pieces when ripping out stitches?
I'm working on my first quilt top that is all 60 degree triangles, the previous ones have been mostly rectangles/squares/HST with no bias edges. Of course I didn't sew a few rows right and need to rip out the seams. I've tried ripping out the seams as gently as possible but still feel I am getting some stretch at the corners that are mostly bias. Any suggestions on the best way to rip out these stitches and keep my remaining triangles unstretched?
#2
You could try spraying the area with some starch and pressing it dry and then picking the stitches. Also, what I like to do is to pick out every 3rd bobbin stitch and then go back to the top and pull the thread. They all come out very easily then. Hth,Gina
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Thanks a lot! I'm starching the rows right now.
I had managed to sew some rows with 42 triangles and the rest with 43, plus the half triangles on the ends. I am taking off the half triangles and can throw they out if they are stretched but will need to not stretch the full triangles so I can add 1 more to each row.
I had managed to sew some rows with 42 triangles and the rest with 43, plus the half triangles on the ends. I am taking off the half triangles and can throw they out if they are stretched but will need to not stretch the full triangles so I can add 1 more to each row.
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On one side of the piece use the seam ripper to pick out every 3rd stitch or so.
On the reverse side of the piece lift the thread and pull it out from the released stitches.
This way you work with the sewing thread instead of the fabric's threads.
Of, course, starch is your friend, too.
Jan in VA
On the reverse side of the piece lift the thread and pull it out from the released stitches.
This way you work with the sewing thread instead of the fabric's threads.
Of, course, starch is your friend, too.
Jan in VA
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