Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 245, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 October 1912 — Notes and Comment [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Notes and Comment

Of Interest to Women Readers

FOR RIPPING SEAMSCloth is Pulled Over Knife, that is Held in the Lap. If a stitch In time saves nine, how much time can be saved by the ripping of a whole series of stitches at once? The analogy may not be perfect, but It is suggested by the invention of a man In Maine, which is designed to rip up a seam in a piece of ■ cloth at one pull, so to speak. This inventic i consists of a supporting body with curved ends which fits

Saves a Great Deal of Time. across the lap of the operator, and curved ends holding it in position by outward pressure of the legs. In the center of this support is fastened a cutter in the shape of a curved knife, the edge pointing outward. To rip a seam the cloth is drawn over the knife, which passes through the stitches in the seam, severing each as it is reached and opening the seam in a fraction of the time consumed if the work is done by hand. This device is especially convenient in tailoring establishments or for dressmakers, as often the ripping of a seam i 3 a long and tiresome operation.