I have so many seam rippers and other than the one that came with my Viking, they all were mediocre. After looking at what made the Viking one so good, I was able to see the tip was a lot smaller. So I took all the rest out to my sander and carefully sharpened it. Voila! I now have many good ones!

What a great idea! Thanks for sharing.

Gotta love it! Very creative!

I'll have to try this! Thanks for sharing. :)

Great idea! That explains why I like to seam rip with my Exacto knife.

The tip broke off my seam ripper. My DH took his dremel tool and sharpened it for me; WOW, better than when I bought it. Whenever one dulls or I buy a new one that is not sharp enough, I will have him sharpen them for me. GOOD HUBBY!! :lol: :thumbup:

Great idea..I often wondered why I would only be happy using a certain seam ripper and now I know.and great idea how to fix it..

Just have to be careful when they are so sharp because it is easy to go through the fabric..I know from experience..

A quilter with a sander - dangerous combination! lol

Been there, done that!

Just a small cut, my quick fix is to use fray check on the cut and place a small piece of fabric, which is covered with a small touch of liquid stitch, on the reverse side of the cut (but it only works on patterned fabric). It stays in place and doesn't show once the quilt is completed.

I am more careful now, and I seem to want to pick out anything that bugs me - picky me...LOL

How smart.

I have just had some stitches in my leg. The Dr gave me the stitch remover thingy. It makes a terrific seam ripper. :-) ;-)