ripper found
 

Some time back there was a post requesting info about ripper. I found the one I was describing at Annie's catalog online. It is called Surgical Seam Ripper and it is from Live Guides by Kathy Ruddy. The only ripper I have ever liked.

did you that electric seam ripper on the same page? wonder how that works.

I read somewhere that some people were using their husbands mustache trimmers instead of this.

Has any one use a Eyebrow shaper as seam ripper? was talking to a gal some time back and she was telling me she use a eyebrow shaper as a seam ripper, she really like it becuase it has a guard on it so you can't cut the fabric. I got some to gave it a try [you can get 3 for less then $2.00 I think it was]. First off I CAN cut the fabric with it[ just lucke I guess]. but i do like the way you can just run it along the seam and cut the theards

that's exactly what it looks like ;-)

interesting.

Hey gals! Don't mean to sound lazy but please.....some links!!! Would love to see all these but am feeling terrible today and just can't manage many searches. Thanks!

Yep, got them at Walgreen's though I suppose Walmart also has them. However, I prefer my Seam-Fix ripper.

I like them and they do a good job, don't seem to go off track.

i have one at work about 3$ from walmart ...it has a round handle and in the end some kind of rubbery thing that kinda looks like an eraser it works great for wisking away the threads after the ripping .....worth it if you never use the ripper ...it works great

Thanks for sharing......Happy quilting :)

Looks like a wicked little tool! http://www.anniescatalog.com/list.ht...go.x=14&go.y=7

for what? mustache and eyebrow trimmers? Original poster gave a link for the ripper. The electric one shows up at the bottom of that page.

I have the surgical steel blade style ripper..........and although it may look scary at first..........you learn quickly how to use it fast and with confidence and NO cuts to fabric rather then ripping only seams. I have gifted these to friends who also love it.

I know my doctor/quilter friend swears by them ;-) I think i will pick up a couple to try, soon.

Dear Pollytink, I sure hope you feel better. Marcia....aka BA

I have one of those and thinking of getting a couple more for when I can't find the first one! :-) Love it, it is my "go to" ripper. I bought it mainly to relieve jammed stitches on my embroidery machine but find I am reaching for it for all kinds of things like sewing, or hand embroidery that I don't like after I did it, etc. Oh yes, I don't rip all the time - - - - I do get things made. :-)

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I think it is a wicked little tool. Maybe my learning curve is too long....when I used it I kept cutting my fabric. Usually just one thread so it didn't show right away but sure did once it once together....not happy. It is in the "I'll never use this tool again" drawer.

DebraK, I bought one of those battery operated seam ripper thingys it works so/so I find it hard to hold the 2 fabrics apart with my left hand while trying to hold the button down to use the ripper and a couple of times I've shaved the fabric so I would say not to get one but thats MHO.

I love my Seam Fix Ripper too! Although I bought mine from a quilt shop, I saw them in a Walmart recently.

I got them from the dollar store but haven't tried them out yet. I think there were 2-3 in a pkg.

I must be blind because I don't see a link in the original post. I do see a link further down but it was posted after the pp asked for links.

Could you try pinning the bottom fabric to your jeans or what ever, and then pull the fabric with your left hand and use the trimmer with your right? (for a right handed)
(This is for the lady who didn't have enough hands for her trimmer and her fabric.)

I just use my presser foot to hold the other side of the fabric works great

I have one of these and use it more than I ever thought I would:
http://www.anniescatalog.com/notions...29&cat_id=1541

Is this it?

http://www.amazon.com/Live-Guides-Ka.../dp/B003L80N4Q

Thanks for all the in tell

It is wicked, I was using mine to deconstruct some garments to make blocks & that evening when I put on hand cream it burned. Next day I looked @ my hand--I had 8 hairline cuts!!!(they burned)

I recently found one of those in a sewing kit left to me by DH's grandmother. Pretty cool.

I've had mixed results with the Eyebrow Shaper...it seems to depend on the type of fabric as to whether it will glide through the seam IMHO.

I found one on eBay, they have 9 left:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NN-Surgical-...item563c4d9bc1

oops, this was supposed to be in response to gale's post about the third hand thingy-ma-bob.

My DH got me an electric ripper last Christmas and I love it.

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She has some neat southwest patterns also, check them out, she is from Roswell
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I have been using one of these for 2 years, love it, the cover is the top cover or a handle extension.

http://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.h...5&gas=scalpels

wow, that last one is pretty darn cheap.

Yep, I use my battery operated neck trimmer. Cost under $10. Works like a charm.

My trimmer has an on/off button so don't have to hold it down. I use the hand I'm holding the trimmer in to stabilize the fabric while I lift the other side with my other hand. Easy. I do hold the trimmer down on the fabric as I'm trimming too.