Love your name for this thread! "Favorite Jack" gave me a chuckle.

Clover is my "go to" seam ripper. I inherited my stash and also lots of tools. Included were a life time pile of seam rippers of every variety. I began to us use them and soon discovered why there were so many. Most were not sharp enough to do the job. I began to toss out the ones that made the work harder rather that easier. Got down to the blue handled Dritz and eventually purchased the Clover because so many of my quilting friends were using that brand. Well, the sun rose, the birds began to sing, the sky became blue and I began to smile when I opened the package and used that little gem. Easy to use, fits my hand and has stayed sharp for about four years now.

For Christmas I received a gift with both the large and small ergonomic handle seam rippers from Joann's (I'm sure they are sold elsewhere)
They are so comfortable in my hand and very sharp.

Onebyone- the one I accidentally threw in the fireplace was that ugly brown one lol!!!
I loved it. Darn! But I have a zillion others so I haven't replaced it.

Ah!! You just reminded me that the one I liked which I lost actually came with my sewing machine! (I'd forgotten that). I'm going to try a Janome brand seam ripper, since they also sell them separately. A bit spendy, but if it's sharp I'll be happy!

That's brilliant! One of the things that I find a problem is how easily the little ones roll around (and off!) my sewing table, so I've been wracking my brains, trying to figure out what I can tape to the ripper that will stop it rolling, but not be uncomfortable in my hand. But the ribbon idea is brilliant, because then it's always easily seen - even if it lands in a trash can full of bits of fabric!

https://cdn.quiltingboard.com/images...es/biggrin.png My answer to the face value of this question would be "pepper". https://cdn.quiltingboard.com/images/smilies/wink.png

Thanks so much, everyone! Seeing how the Clover rippers have got a lot of positive reviews, I might have to get one of those as well! https://cdn.quiltingboard.com/images/smilies/smile.png

Once I have to tug to snap a thread that ripper is in the trash. When I go to a quilt shop and have nothing in mind to buy I always buy a seam ripper. Fons and Porter's big red/cream ripper is very good but hard to find.

It usually depends on what I'm ripping. I've used the eyebrow-shaper kind with great results, and if my stitches are large enough, I like my Gingher. The Ginghers aren't being made any more. I think people really didn't use them right. I must say, I love the feel of it in my hand.

Good luck finding one you like. Amazon orders can sometimes be very easily returned.

I like the double ended one from smartneedle.com

Is it round? It looks round in the pictures....

No, whatever is handy. I have several.