Last year I lost my seam ripper for about 3 months. I knew it had to be in the sewing room somewhere-wasn't expensive but the only one I had. Drove me crazy-I swear I tore that place apart. The computer is on the inside wall by the doorway and the sewing machine on the outside wall. On the left side is a big filing cabinet and on the right a small cutting table. I can't tell you how many times I looked for the seam ripper. One day I had finished looking at the computer and swiveled my chair to look out the window. As I turned I see the seam ripper in plain sight on the edge of the cutting table. How I missed it I have no idea. Irronically, soon after finding it I broke it and had to replace it anyway.