Anyone who has ever sewn or attempted to sew a garment, slip cover, or even remove a button knows the wonders of the infamous…. ‘seam ripper’. Small in stature, but powerful in its effect, the seam ripper has no moving parts, yet moves quickly and somewhat effortlessly through seams erroneously done in haste. Featuring a curved blade on one side and a small ball point edge on the opposite to help protect against fabric damage, seam rippers are the next best thing to the ‘undo’ icon on the computer.
A tool of choice for a number of sewing tasks, this handy little tool is the perfect specialty notion for righting all our sewing wrongs. Stitched the arms of that custom ordered shirt together because the hopeless romantic in you got caught up in the ending scene between Meryl Streep and Clint Eastwood in ‘The Bridges of Madison County ‘? Placed the button a little out of line with the button hole for the second time? Hemmed the pant leg of your husband’s best suit on the wrong side….again? Don’t worry, just whip out your pocketknife like seam ripper and rip away!
These little tricks of the trade not only make great technical assistants, but they are fashionably stylish as well. Available in an array of colors, sizes and designs, purchasing the right one to coordinate with your sewing basket notion collection is a piece of cake. From wooden handles to pink sparkly ones, from 2 ¼” to 5” lengths, no hand is too big or too small to find its perfect match.
Seamstresses are not the only ones who get to enjoy the luxury of the seam ripper either. Embroiderers can cut away excess fabric when doing cutwork embroidery with the seam ripper too. For such a little and inexpensive device, the purchase of a seam ripper can make the difference between a successfully completed project and one left undone. Just check your local craft store on online outlet for one.
Sewing tip of the week: SEAM RIPPER…… GET ONE TODAY!
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