Originally Posted by carrieg
I can't watch videos on my slow internet connection. :(
I learned during a quilt class to rip out every 3rd or 4th stitch & then pull out the bottom thread.
That is the way I have the best luck without damage to the fabric, and the thread comes away cleaner. I use a piece of tape turned sticky side out to remove the little threads left behind. Or sometimes just putting on the quilting gloves and brushing over them will take them off. I have a small vac that sits by my machine so I can also vacuum them up, but if you are not careful with the vac on the edge you can make it ravel.