Quick Unpick (or Reverse Sewing) Made Easy
Classes with Valerie Nesbitt • Educational, G, 01-Mar-2010
Unpick your patchwork quickly and safely
Such a simple tip, but worth its weight in gold when you find you have sewn the fabrics round the wrong way !! This tip avoids the ‘ripping’ that often happens. Your fabric remains fairly untarnished so that you can sew it again – properly!
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