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Do you have a favourite unpicking tool?
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Do you have a favourite unpicking tool?
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annieg
Re: Do you have a favourite unpicking tool?
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June 17, 2018, 13:37:26 PM »
Thanks for the info Jesster.
So It wouldn't work for unpicking stretch stitching?
I see you're based in USA so presumably this wasn't an expensive trialling of the tool.
I'm wondering if it's possible to get it from a UK supplier as postage from USA can be expensive.
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Re: Do you have a favourite unpicking tool?
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June 17, 2018, 17:09:19 PM »
Not very expensive at this side of the pond. I wouldn't use this with stretch stitching on knits - too much risk of cutting fabric, especially if the stitching is tight. On a stretch woven, it might possibly work. The firmer/stiffer the fabric, the better it works. Anything soft/drapey is riskier. It was a quick job removing the hem stitching on woven slacks that needed shortening, for example, but not wonderful enough that I couldn't live without it.
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June 17, 2018, 20:02:03 PM »
I got a new one today, from the three counties show, from a man who turns his own.
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June 17, 2018, 21:05:16 PM »
This made me jump, Fajita, but that's okay...
a) I don't quilt (although I still love the fabric on rolls, the habby and notions)
b) it's not my three counties (Beds, Herts & Bucks)
c) I'm not concerned that I missed it because of a & b.
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Hopefully back more regularly! Ballroom sewing may be permanently paused but bag making is the current focus.
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