When I first heard about these seam rippers, I thought it looked just like my neck trimmer so I tried it. I really love it for long seam removal. I live in a small town and the only way I can get sewing/quilting notions is on-line or a 80 mile round trip to Joanna. I have a Gingher seam ripper that I like but mostly I use a double edge razor blade with painter's tape over one edge (which is what us old timers used to use).