My Fons & Porter seam ripper broke also, I had only used it a few times.

Okay $4 for the ripper, but the trip to Walmart cost me $101. LOOK! It's a LAW somewhere that when there's a clerk in the fabric dept one MUST buy fabric! I make cloth napkins for my church secret pal - since January they have been seasonal so for the next several months she's going to get blender napkins. AND my grandson is coming to visit tomorrow. My son is a single dad and the dear child shows up in some of the strangest outfits so -- a couple of shorts and t-shirts showed up in my basket. Face wash, sinus stuff, and a tiny little ice cream - Ben and Jerry's.... that sure was an expensive ripper!

Wow, you are right! But what a nice haul.

I broke 4 F&P seam rippers before I gave up. I loved them while they were whole, however.

beautiful fabric, I even like the pink and I hate pink.

I agree. I never use a seam ripper either. I have a pair of the Havel squizzers that have super tiny points and they're nice and sharp. You never slip and accidentally rip your fabric because the seam ripper is duller than dishwater.

I use a seam ripper, but I slip the point under the top thread every 1.5 to 2", tip the point away from the fabric slightly, then apply light pressure to clip the thread. Then, like you, I pull the bottom thread out of the fabric.

No doubt it's still possible to slip and cut the fabric, but haven't slipped since I figured out this method after a disastrous slip.

cathyvv - that's how I do it too. Never have ripped fabric, but doesn't mean I won't. My grandmother used a razor blade, but we were mainly sewing clothes - pull that seam a bit apart and cut away.

I use a Dritz (I think--no markings on it). I never have one long enough for it to dull or break. Either my dog gets it & chews it up or I lose it. I'm to the point now that I buy 3 or 4 at a time. That reminds me--I have to get a couple more, lost 2 last week--no idea where they disappear to. :D