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Originally Posted by QuiltingGrannie
I use a seam ripper, the snips at times, but if it's the whole seam to separate I use an old disposable scaple! (medical one I've had nearly 30 years!) It is finally getting dull. Wish I had more.
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I use a spent rotary blade just like one would use a razor blade or exacto blade I just srtetch the top fabric with one hand and pop the threads with the rotary blade. always cutting towards the batting to prevent any OOpsie I boobooed.
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I purchased a battery operated gizmo at a quilt show. They had then all packaged up. When we got them home they were Wahl mustash trimmers. They have them a WM. They work really well. Just snip the seam and run it along the seam and presto, stitches removed. I have never clipped the fabric either.
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I found some nice seamer rippers at Joannes made by dritz it resembles a surgical blade and they wer $5.49 buy one get one free I bought a similiar one years ago for $12.00 at a quilt shop That had changeable blades but that shop has since closed the new ones do not have replaceable blades but on sale its not to bad
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I would say A NEW ONE is the best one...seriously.
At a class I took the instructor said if you couldn't remember WHEN you purchased the one you had it was time to buy a new one. For $5.00 - it's worth it every 6 months or a year - unless you do lots on UNsewing and dull the cutter! :) |
Originally Posted by jayelee
I found some nice seamer rippers at Joannes made by dritz it resembles a surgical blade and they wer $5.49 buy one get one free I bought a similiar one years ago for $12.00 at a quilt shop That had changeable blades but that shop has since closed the new ones do not have replaceable blades but on sale its not to bad
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In a word - Clover.
The point is a lot finer than the cheapies. It makes it much easier to pick out the stitch. Just cut every 4 or 5 stitches and then pull apart. Works every time. |
Originally Posted by tjradj
In a word - Clover.
The point is a lot finer than the cheapies. It makes it much easier to pick out the stitch. Just cut every 4 or 5 stitches and then pull apart. Works every time. |
You know what they say..."As you sew, so shall you rip"
Unfortunately, so true! |
Originally Posted by wesing
I had to frog sew two lines of quilting off the last quilt I did. Unsewing is bad enough, but using a dull rough ripper made the job ten times worse than it should have been.
IF I go out on Friday or Saturday I have to buy a seam ripper (or maybe 6). We have never bought anything but the cheapies, but if there is a good one out there I'm ready to give it a try. Is there such an animal? Please provide your recommendation. Thanks, Darren |
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