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Posted by Kate in MI on August 10, 2009, 5:32 pm
I actually use my rotary cutter. I do the first inch or two with the seam
ripper -- then I take my rotary with a VERY sharp blade -- and hold the two
strips (one in each hand) and pull them apart every so gently to expose the
next stitch.
With the super sharp rotary blade -- I pull the stitch up against the blade
and just keep going... stopping every now and then to adjust the strips in
my hand.
People always ask me ... "don't you cut your fabric" -- I never have -- I'm
not putting enough pressure on it to cut the fabric -- just pulling the
exposed stitch against the blade.
I can do a strip pretty darn quick.
Again -- I pull gently so I don't distort the fabric -- and this might not
work on a bias strip -- unless maybe if you starched it first.
But for me -- the seam ripper only sees the first inch or two.
I suggest you give it a try. Take a few scraps and sew them together and
discover how quickly you can separate them!!
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Kate in MI
http://community.webshots.com/user/K_Groves
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> Yesterday the County Quilting Gremlin hit my house. (He's been making the
> rounds here this month!) I sewed the wrong strips together in four sets,
> so had to un-stitch 8 width of fabric seams. Tedious and boring task that
> seemed to take longer than it should. Maybe some of you have a quicker
> un-stitching technique.
> Here is how I do it. I apply my seam ripper to the top thread, cutting a
> stitch about every 3/4 to one inch; I do this along the length of seam.
> Then I pull up the bobbin thread and bit by bit gently yank it off. I am
> left with lots of tiny pieces of thread to pick out. As I said, this is a
> time waster, so I would appreciate any helpful hints.
> PAT, un-stitching in Virginia
>
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Posted by Pat in Virginia on August 10, 2009, 5:44 pm
Kate:
I've heard of this method. You have a strip in each hand ... so how do you
hold the cutter??
Ta, Pat
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>I actually use my rotary cutter. I do the first inch or two with the seam
>ripper -- then I take my rotary with a VERY sharp blade -- and hold the two
>strips (one in each hand) and pull them apart every so gently to expose the
>next stitch.
> With the super sharp rotary blade -- I pull the stitch up against the
> blade and just keep going... stopping every now and then to adjust the
> strips in my hand.
> People always ask me ... "don't you cut your fabric" -- I never have --
> I'm not putting enough pressure on it to cut the fabric -- just pulling
> the exposed stitch against the blade.
> I can do a strip pretty darn quick.
> Again -- I pull gently so I don't distort the fabric -- and this might not
> work on a bias strip -- unless maybe if you starched it first.
> But for me -- the seam ripper only sees the first inch or two.
> I suggest you give it a try. Take a few scraps and sew them together and
> discover how quickly you can separate them!!
>
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Posted by Butterflywings on August 10, 2009, 6:44 pm
Been using the rotary cutter for unstitching for years. So far, I haven't
cut any fabric. I DO use the SM foot to hold the right side.lay the cutter
across the right hand and hold the end with that hand so it doesn't
move.then I 'lift' the left hand holding fabric as I go. You DO have to lift
the presser foot and move that fabric every so often so you don't have to
move where the cutter is.
Butterfly (hope that made sense. Eleanor Burns holds the cutter in the air
with one hand along with the fabric but I'm too afraid I'd drop the cutter
if I held it that way. This way it falls in front of the machine if I did
drop it. no worries about cutting myself that way)
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> Kate:
> I've heard of this method. You have a strip in each hand ... so how do you
> hold the cutter??
> Ta, Pat
>>I actually use my rotary cutter. I do the first inch or two with the seam
>>ripper -- then I take my rotary with a VERY sharp blade -- and hold the
>>two strips (one in each hand) and pull them apart every so gently to
>>expose the next stitch.
>> With the super sharp rotary blade -- I pull the stitch up against the
>> blade and just keep going... stopping every now and then to adjust the
>> strips in my hand.
>> People always ask me ... "don't you cut your fabric" -- I never have --
>> I'm not putting enough pressure on it to cut the fabric -- just pulling
>> the exposed stitch against the blade.
>> I can do a strip pretty darn quick.
>> Again -- I pull gently so I don't distort the fabric -- and this might
>> not work on a bias strip -- unless maybe if you starched it first.
>> But for me -- the seam ripper only sees the first inch or two.
>> I suggest you give it a try. Take a few scraps and sew them together and
>> discover how quickly you can separate them!!
>
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Posted by Mickie Swall on August 10, 2009, 8:10 pm
With your teeth?
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Mickie <g>
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> Kate:
> I've heard of this method. You have a strip in each hand ... so how do you
> hold the cutter??
> Ta, Pat
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Posted by Pat in Virginia on August 10, 2009, 5:47 pm
Kate:
I've heard of this method. You have a strip in each hand ... so how do you
hold the cutter??
Ta, Pat
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>I actually use my rotary cutter. I do the first inch or two with the seam
>ripper -- then I take my rotary with a VERY sharp blade -- and hold the two
>strips (one in each hand) and pull them apart every so gently to expose the
>next stitch.
> With the super sharp rotary blade -- I pull the stitch up against the
> blade and just keep going... stopping every now and then to adjust the
> strips in my hand.
> People always ask me ... "don't you cut your fabric" -- I never have --
> I'm not putting enough pressure on it to cut the fabric -- just pulling
> the exposed stitch against the blade.
> I can do a strip pretty darn quick.
> Again -- I pull gently so I don't distort the fabric -- and this might not
> work on a bias strip -- unless maybe if you starched it first.
> But for me -- the seam ripper only sees the first inch or two.
> I suggest you give it a try. Take a few scraps and sew them together and
> discover how quickly you can separate them!!
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> rounds here this month!) I sewed the wrong strips together in four sets,
> so had to un-stitch 8 width of fabric seams. Tedious and boring task that
> seemed to take longer than it should. Maybe some of you have a quicker
> un-stitching technique.
> Here is how I do it. I apply my seam ripper to the top thread, cutting a
> stitch about every 3/4 to one inch; I do this along the length of seam.
> Then I pull up the bobbin thread and bit by bit gently yank it off. I am
> left with lots of tiny pieces of thread to pick out. As I said, this is a
> time waster, so I would appreciate any helpful hints.
> PAT, un-stitching in Virginia
>