Originally Posted by Scissor Queen
I don't use a seam ripper at all. They're for clothing construction. I use a pair of Havel Snip Eze. You snip a stitch about every 3 to 5 stitches on one side only and pull the thread out on the other side. It's much faster and much neater plus it doesn't distort your pieces.
This is exactly what I use. Is very easy on the hands and much faste. I make sure mine are sharp on the end and it works great as a seam ripper