[Nfb-krafters-korner] sewing and ripping

[Lindy van der Merwe]

Hi there,
I also use the seam ripper that Ramona has described and it does work well.
Other things to think of include to try and use fabrics that are not too
fine or stretchy and to make your stitches a medium or longer length, so
that, if you do have to rip out a seam, you don't find that you have very
small stitches and a fabric that will get damaged easily. Sometimes it is
possible to find the thread that you can normally use to gather your fabric.
If you pull on this thread lightly, you can use it to pucker up the fabric
and in the process, if you pull hard enough, you can remove a large part of
your thread in this way. 
I hope this makes sense. 
Lindy


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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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