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Re: Another Seam Ripping Method
By: Dorothy Goodman

Dear Linda,

I just read your suggestion for seam ripping' 101, and I would like to tell you how we do it. My mom and I sew together, and inevitably we do a lot of seam ripping. We use our rotary cutter to get the job done. We first stabilize one piece of the fabric to be ripped under the sewing machine foot. Then we pull up the other piece, exposing the seam, and gently touch the stitches with the blade of the rotary cutter, keeping pressure to open the seam. This way, there is less chance of cutting the fabric with the scissors, and the seam is gone lickity split. I hope this is clear.

I would love for you to post it - but please give the credit to my mom, Dorothy Goodman. It was her idea. Thanks!