[Nfb-krafters-korner] sewing and ripping
jill
jillbilly4 at comcast.net
Mon Oct 27 22:04:32 UTC 2014
Lindy,
I appreciate the method you mention about gathering. I am going to try that
one next time I have to rip!
Jill
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Sent: Monday, October 27, 2014 3:45 AM
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Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] sewing and ripping
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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Sent: 26 October 2014 08:26 AM
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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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