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buttonhole ripper how do you open it?
RockNRoll TN USA Member since 3/12/10 Posts: 1323	Login to reply to this post Like this post Subject: buttonhole opener Date: 5/18/10 6:06 PM how do you open your buttonholes? I mean the middle part, after the machine sews the buttonhole, how do you open it? I just went to viking and they had a tool for 20 bucks. It was some sort of knife that opened it perfectly. Is there a cheaper alternative? My viking dealer has this one for 20 bucks! Anyone have this? cutter -- Edited on 5/18/10 6:18 PM -- -- Edited on 5/18/10 6:19 PM -- ------ Go Sew Something
Jatman   Intermediate MI USA Member since 6/26/06 Posts: 1306	Login to reply to this post In reply to RockNRoll Like this post Date: 5/18/10 6:25 PM Wait! Don't get it there! Nancy's Notions has it for $7.00. I used to cut my buttonholes with an exacto knife but last summer I got a little thing like the one in your post at a garage sale. The last buttonholes I made I used it (pounded on it with my rubber mallet on top of my cutting mat) and the holes are a lot better using this little item. JT
RockNRoll TN USA Member since 3/12/10 Posts: 1323	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 5/18/10 8:01 PM OH thank you!!! I just spent 190 dollars on 3 feet at Viking, on the dual feed foot! ------ Go Sew Something
Sharon1952   Advanced MA USA Member since 7/1/08 Posts: 2648 Board Moderator	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 5/18/10 8:12 PM I just use very sharp tiny surgical scissors that were about $8. ------ Sewing: A creative mess is better than tidy idleness. ~Author Unknown
RockNRoll TN USA Member since 3/12/10 Posts: 1323	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 5/18/10 8:14 PM That buttonhole cutter, cut the fabric perfectly no strings. But i am way to poor to spend 20.00 ------ Go Sew Something
CM_Sews Intermediate CA USA Member since 9/18/04 Posts: 1476	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 5/18/10 8:54 PM About a gazillion years ago (when dinosaurs walked the earth and I first leaned how to sew) I learned to do it with a seam ripper, but you must be very careful not to "over shoot" the end of the buttonhole. Ask me how I know this. Eventually, I learned to put a pin at the "destination" end of the buttonhole, placed at 90 degrees to the buttonhole. Then, carefully put the seam ripper at the other side of the buttonhole, push the point of the seam ripper into the fabric and slowly push to the "destination" end. If you do push too hard, the curve of the seam ripper will catch on the pin, preventing you from ripping too far. A seam ripper that is small and sharp (not worn and dull) works best for this. CMC
addicted2fabric Intermediate NEW ZEALAND Member since 2/8/07 Posts: 392	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 5/18/10 9:26 PM I just put a pin across one end of the button hole (on the inside of the stitching) and use a Quick Unpick (a seam ripper) The pin stops the Quick Unpick from over shooting the mark and cutting the stitching. Easy. ------ Sew Much Fabric, Sew Little Time
Sew it seams   Advanced MT USA Member since 7/15/03 Posts: 868	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 5/18/10 9:30 PM I just use my seam ripper. I insert the tip down into one end and up through the other end. It works for me every time.
Miss Fairchild   Advanced USA Member since 8/24/02 Posts: 6998	Login to reply to this post In reply to CM_Sews Like this post Date: 5/18/10 9:33 PM Quote: when dinosaurs walked the earth That's my line! Could they have walked with you too? I thought I was the only one! ------ "We don't impose our rhythm on Nature. The key is to respect and live within Her." Jean-Charles Boisset, Winemaker "And no, now that you asked, I didn't enjoy that play one bit, and I'd like a refund" Signed, Mrs. Lincoln My Etsy shop: auntmaymesattic My blog: auntmaymesattic.wordpress.com Avatar: First place award for jacket at county fair
RockNRoll TN USA Member since 3/12/10 Posts: 1323	Login to reply to this post In reply to Jatman Like this post Date: 5/18/10 11:19 PM nancys notions is sold out, I will be buying one. ------ Go Sew Something

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