[Nfb-krafters-korner] sewing and ripping

[Ramona Walhof]

I'm sorry, I don't know your name.  But I have some tips on ripping.  First,
are you familiar with the little ripper that has a plastic handle and two
metal points, one longer than the other?  The cutting part is between the
points.  So if you put the longer of the points between stitches and lift it
toward the thread you want to cut, pulling the two pieces of fabric apart,
you will cut the thread neatly.  It is possible to cut the fabric, but with
practice, you will not do this.  Start practicing with large machine
stitches, and you will get the hang of it pretty quick. These rippers are
available in virtually all fabric stores. You may still have some trouble
with very delicate fabric, but you will be able to rip most seams , and
practice makes perfect. These rippers are far superior to scissors of any
size. I think there are some other kinds of rippers that are more modern,
but I have been using mine for decades.  It got dull once, and I replaced
it, but it works.     
Ramona

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Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] sewing and ripping

Hi all.  I was reading some old email threads from this list, and found a
discussion of sewing machines and sewing.
I have a Bernina sewing with accessibility features -- tactile markings and
guides, large easy to use controls, etc, that I got when I was young.
Back then I took a sewing class and learned to sew some things, and made a
bunch of pants and dresses and such, then I went to college and gave the
machine to Mom.

My question is that I found sewing on the machine to be mostly easy.  But
unfortunately I experienced a lot of murphy's law of sewing: "that which ye
sew, ye shall also rip"...
I found that ripping up a seam without putting holes in the fabric was
almost impossible, or at least I didn't find an easy way to work around the
problem, short of asking someone else to do the ripping.  Does anyone else
have any tips on ripping seams safely without seeing the thread?

Just curious.
Happy sewing.
--le 


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