A lot of what I do is paper piecing. I always use cheap copy paper. It is thicker, I use a much shorter stitch length and when I am ready to remove it - I take a moistened Qtip (kind of on the wet side lol) and run it down the stitch line on the paper side. Wait for a minute or so - and that perforations from the needle into the paper will absorb the dampness and soften the paper. The paper come off easily then without and tugging or ripping.