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I had to sew a button back on last weekend, and I didn't have an exact color match on the thread. I did, however, have two spools that were close. So I picked the lighter color, which seemed to be the closest match, and sewed the button back on.
Um, apparently the colors weren't close enough. I stared at it, and then decided I'd have to try the darker color.
In the past, I've used a pair of scissors to remove buttons, but I'd sewed this one on
really well. I was afraid I'd damage the shirt if I used scissors.
And then I remembered that I have a
seam ripper![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_v8YVIJj_ID2TaiVXN4f_i5OpiWSup0l1T1rY1vz2gsp-RNd2KSuvGjtQfV9Ibyv8YCZKqVFTmJuLg5GplVITgMvMNnZ6B4-sLRjvr1GFrNA8G-NzBSCq7HOW5IbueCTpeLgw3WGWFJF9enSOCa=s0-d)
from when I took a sewing class almost ten years ago. The only thing I learned in that class is that I can't sew, but at least something good came of it. The seam ripper worked like a charm, and since I have one and almost forgot about it, I thought there'd be a good chance that others who don't sew have never even heard of one.
The great thing is that seam rippers are really inexpensive. The
one pictured![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_v8YVIJj_ID2TaiVXN4f_i5OpiWSup0l1T1rY1vz2gsp-RNd2KSuvGjtQfV9Ibyv8YCZKqVFTmJuLg5GplVITgMvMNnZ6B4-sLRjvr1GFrNA8G-NzBSCq7HOW5IbueCTpeLgw3WGWFJF9enSOCa=s0-d)
is $2.38 at Amazon, and that's probably about how much I paid at the craft store for mine.
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2 comments:
Yes, that piece of plastic and metal looks cheap, but it works likes wonders! I recently took up sewing and I use that thing a lot!!!
@Erica - I know, it's almost bizarre that it works so well but it does!
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