Watch this video. Red ball on seam ripper!!!!
 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QzJo16Zre8

I never knew what the red ball on the seam ripper was for until today, watch video!!

oh my gosh....know how many HOURS I've spent over the years ripping out....and the red ball does it in nano seconds!!!!Thanks for sharing.....now I can't wait til I have to rip out again!!! LOL!

couldn't wait....had to try it.....the red ball is awesome!!!!!!

Yes it does work best.......I have even taken out EPP hexies that way. Btw.....I think I want to buy me that sewing jewelry ripper....looks fancy!

Me too!!!!!!!!!!!!

I remembered this the other day when nothing I was sewing went together right and everything had to be ripped out at least once (some twice). This method really saved the day!

Re: red ballon zipper
 

I think those of use who started out sewing garments--say 50 years ago!--were taught about the red ball in home ec. I see a lot of quilters who have never sewn garments. Those long seams in a garment would be a bear without the ball!
Phyllis

I've been doing it backwards all these years!!!
I never knew because as a kid, we didn't have a seam ripper in the house. My Mom always used a blade, you know like the one my Dad had in his shaver, to rip seams out. Also don't remember using one in home-ec.
Thanks so much for posting.

Thanks so much! Who knew!

I watched that video a while ago, I tried her method and was amazed at how smooth and quick I ripped the seam apart. I think my seam ripper from JoAnn's works just fine. I'm not ordering her fancy expensive one, it is nice looking but If I owned it that would be the one that I misplace, never to be found again.