Reverse Sewing

Okay, so you goofed up and now you need to remove stitches. Flip your project over and break every few stitches. The stitches on the back of your project tend to be a little looser than the stitches on the front, so they're -

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easier to get your seam ripper under. Flip it back and pull the long thread from the front and stitches easily come out. Use a lint roller to remove all the tiny threads that are left behind.

The cost of a new (computerized) sewing machine can cost almost as much as a motorcycle. A motorcycle I can only drive when the weather is nice, so look at the wisdom of my investment of something I can use ALL year no matter what the weather is like!

Do you prefer the term 'reverse sewing' to 'ripping out stitches'?

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