OK i confess after reading some comments and answers.. i have been stitching for many many yrs lets just say i started at 10 and am now 60 err something. I stitch and sell and am going to pat myself on the back having just stitched all by hand and then framed and or finished in some way over 60 pieces of varying sizes and degrees of difficulty , but til now have never heard of frog or grid.. i have figured out the gridding but decided to not to do that extra step---time is money....... and yes compression gloves help arthritus a lot... now to find something for sciatica??? and maybe the bad hip???? already have new knees and boobs and a new lens in one eye----- lots of foreign parts! onward stitching trim for 6'' chrstmas stockings calls. have a blessed day ya'll and keep TX and OK and Louisiana in your prayers as well as drought riddled CA...
Posted by: handycampers2 on 06/20/15
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Frogging is something we all have done. It is call ripping out stitches and mistakes we have made. Also known as rip-it, rip-it rip-it. Have been stitching for over 30 years and have done it many times. LOL
Posted by: syagel on 06/20/15
aha!!!! i won't tell you what i call it!!! just never heard of the term in that usage! thanks!!! and yes i have done my share.... hate it when that happens but even more i hate to get part way done and discover a major miscalculation and have to toss a hard worked piece!!! i need to stop working so late into the night i guess!
Posted by: handycampers2 on 06/20/15
Heard it was made up by younger stitchers. Guess they don't know frogs traditionally call out "Rib It!" ,at least big, bullfrogs. Others chirp, tweet, and whistle. When I was learning, we called it "un-stitching". I try not to rip too much, as i tend to damage the fabric & lose more stitches. I like to unstitch back to where the strand started. Not always possible, but I can often get enough unstitched to couch down a 1/2" or so with a single on the back, anchoring the short end to solid stitches near by.
Posted by: jlhewes on 06/21/15
its really hard to ''rip-it'' and not hurt the fabric. I have a tool given to me many yrs ago-i think it may have come from england and was part of a kit of needlework tools... its tiny maybe 4 inches and has a very small curved blade. the inside of the curve is the sharp edge and the pointed end is what you grab the stitch with and cut thru---razor sharp and works well. its at least 20 yrs old and i am on the look out for a new one! so far no luck.
Posted by: handycampers2 on 06/21/15
its really hard to ''rip-it'' and not hurt the fabric. I have a tool given to me many yrs ago-i think it may have come from england and was part of a kit of needlework tools... its tiny maybe 4 inches and has a very small curved blade. the inside of the curve is the sharp edge and the pointed end is what you grab the stitch with and cut thru---razor sharp and works well. its at least 20 yrs old and i am on the look out for a new one! so far no luck.
Posted by: handycampers2 on 06/21/15
If you go to www.QualitySewing.com, they have a seam ripper with a curved blade, a long handle, and cap. It also contains four extra blades. It's called "Havel's Ultra-Pro Seam Ripper". The blade's curved tip wont poke through or tear fabric according to the backside of the package.
If you are traveling through Western Washington, there are several Quality Sewing stores around the Seattle area. I went to the Everett store today and found several packages available. I hope this is what you are looking for.
Diana
Posted by: Lady D on 06/28/15
Thanks for the info!!! it sounds as if thats the tool i ma looking for---mine is a shorter version and has no extra blades but I will check out what you suggest... we haven't been to washington in many yrs---when gas soared our wings got clipped and we stayed closer to ''home'' .. someday .... Thanks again!
Posted by: handycampers2 on 06/29/15
JHewes and Sygel, I call it "Aw Crap" in a more colorful term, but means the same. My DH comes running in when I yell that to see how much of it I have to rip out. He's so supportive!!!
Posted by: jclifford on 06/29/15
didn't know what frogging was either, but I try not to rip out anything if humanly possible. I finally realized that nobody sees the pattern but me so if I change the cross-stitch nobody will know but me. I once did a border of shamrocks that had one side upside down, but sold it anyway. The buyer just thought it was supposed to be that way.
Posted by: donaldlafreniere on 06/29/15
LOL JC.... i have said things i cannot repeat... hubby just sighs and dog comes running to help! Thankfully those times are few and far between.... some times you can get away with working around it but i once tried that and when i was finished it was glaringly obvious especially when the design did not meet where it was supposed to... would have taken too much time and brain power to fix.... so its in my deep 6 drawer....the maybe someday drawer which in a few yrs i will toss since its never maybe time to fix!