These are all very nice, but I found myself struggling to get the pointy ends into my tiny stitches.
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It has two distinct disadvantages. One, it's very small and easy to get lost. Secondly, is the cover is clear, so it's easy to misplace on my worktable. Ask me how I know this.
However it has become my favorite seam ripper, so when it went missing a couple of weeks ago I practically tore my studio apart looking for it. I didn't hold out much hope. The thing is so tiny and light I could have easily thrown it away the last time I cleaned.
This past weekend I went to the lqs, but they didn't have it. So when I was ordering something from Amazon, I decided to see if they sold it, and they did. The price was more than reasonable, so I ordered two. When I woke up on Sunday, I received an email telling me my order has been shipped.
So what did I find when I opened the tool drawer yesterday?
9 comments:
Definitely my favorite seam ripper, too. I order them in sets of three. I'm sure when I finally do the master purge in my studio, I'll find a dzen of these wonderful tools.
Another advantage is that they have a flat handle and won't roll off the table.
I'm sure there's a law that covers this. Whatever's lost won't be found until a new one is purchased. I like you're collection.
Figures!
Maybe add some bright paint, nail polish, or tape to that clear cover so it shows up more easily?
Is the tail just big enough to drill a tiny hole for a screw eye? Then you could add a length of "ribbon" to hang it around your neck . . .
Or, now that you'll have three, maybe there's no worries!
It's the only sure way to find something... buy a new one!
I have a lighted, magnifying seam ripper that when I use my readers makes the 15 sts/inch stitches so visible that I never worry about ripping out. Now I sew with wild abandon. (Hubby got it for me from Keepsake Quilting.)
Hugs
Never hurts to have a couple of spares! Also, if you have something clear you want to find? Buy some bright red nail polish and paint the clear part.
Maybe you'll find a friend who doesn't have one and you can be magnanimous and give her one. You'd still have 2! Merry Christmas!
Ain't it always the way?
Megan
Sydney, Australia
I had to come read this...I have that clover seam ripper and it is a favorite...I have one Fons & Porter that I loved, but got a second one and it was dull, so I ordered the clover one. I also got the dritz one, and it is surprisingly good. Besides the little ones that comes with machines....I really like them but wish they had a bigger handle. And feel like I am forgetting one but cannot think for the life of me. I have sewing machines in the basement and showing machines up here, so I have doubles of a lot of things...
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