One has to be so careful when removing a sewn seam especially if you want to reuse the fabric. I just take my F&P and cut about every five or six stitch. Then when done, I just gently pull on the remain thread on back and it comes out so nicely. I even have even learned to clip the thread on the fabric I will NOT be using again and then there are no little threads I have to pick out. Works great for me.