Originally Posted by quilt3311

When I have to rip I use a mans mustache trimmer. you just start the seam to be ripped and then pull and run the trimmer down the seam, just like you were shaving. It really works. Learned this at a retreat a couple years ago. Kept hearing a buzzing sound from across the room. Finally had to go investigate and she was using it to unsew seams. Stopped and bought one on my way home from retreat. Mine is a Wahl brand. Bought it at Walgreens.