Expert seam rippers
#43
Originally Posted by abc123retired
There must be something wrong with my tension because, try as I might, I am never able to just pull the bobbin thread.
#44
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Boston - Orlando
Posts: 464
Please ask hubby to be very careful when using that seam ripper as a pry lever. The tips can snap right off when you least expect it. This happened to a friend and the tip bounced up and hit her eyeglasses. Good thing she needed them.
#47
Super Member
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Sacramento, CA
Posts: 2,033
I take out a couple of stitches to make a "hole" in the seam, then turn my seam ripper over and use the little red part to get "in the hole" then just "unzip" the seam, first one way, then the other. It is amazing how quickly it works. Since I started doing this, I don't mind unsewing as much as I used to!
#48
Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Kansas
Posts: 211
Yes, seam rippers dull, just like scissors, knives, rotary blades, etc. :-( They are not all equal in the construction either. I like one that has a fine tip on it so you can slide it easily under the stitches. With that said, I usually slip it under and cut every 3-4 stitches along the seam and then pull the thread on the other side of the seam and wal-la the seam is out :thumbup: . You just need to do a little thread picking or use a strip of tape to get off the thread tales and you are ready to resew!
#49
Member
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: San Diego California
Posts: 92
I Posted this awhile back: I have read alot about seam rippers on this Board and thought I let you know what works GREAT for me. There are two: an Xacto Knife and a Breakaway/Snap blade Knife. Both are very cheap. Enjoy your day.
Those two WORK GREAT and the price is right. Enjoy
Those two WORK GREAT and the price is right. Enjoy
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