Originally Posted by pal

How 'bout that seam ripper........ After 100 years of ripping out seams I figured out that the ball of the seam ripper goes down into the fabric. I start with the pointy end, cut a couple of stitches out, and then turn it over and put the ball end between the two fabrics - then no more accidents with slits in the fabric.

Everybody else already knew this, right???