Can anybody tell me about a stitch remover that can work on a towel?Please tell me about it. I have some mistakes and I can't correct them.

We carry Peggy's Stitch Eraser as well. What is actually happening at the moment is that Peggy's Stitch Eraser 7, the cordless version, is no longer being made, and Peggy's Stitch Eraser 8 will be shipping from the manufacturers shortly. You will have trouble finding PSE7 anywhere at the moment, but the good news is that PSE8 will be out shortly, at which time you can be sure that we will feature it in our weekly specials.

I have used the Peggy Stitch remover and have made holes in products! Yikes! What am I doing wrong?

You have to work gingerly with Peggy's Stitch Eraser. First, even though it looks like an electric shaver, it doesn't work like one. You hold Peggy's upside down over the back of the stitches you want to remove. Pressing very lightly, move the eraser back and forth until you have a small portion of clipped bobbin stitches. Then turn the design over and use you tweezers to remove the threads that have been set free. Then turn it over and continue.The trick is to keep the eraser above the stitches so your fabric will be unaffected.  Eventually you will get everything out without damaging your fabric. Or almost everything. Sometimes there are stitches that are so tiny there's no getting them out. Usually this doesn't matter as you're going to be embroidering something in place of the stitches you've removed. Keep in mind that your fabric has now become fragile. If possible I like to iron some fusible interfacing on the back to give the fabric more stability. If you don't sew or don't have any fusible interfacing handy, use a fusible cut-away stabilizer instead.

I've found that, for me at least, the best way is the seam ripper, tweezers and magnifying glass method. When all else fails I have also made a patch using a fabric as close as posslible to the original, embroidering on it and then sewing it on.  To keep the "hole" from showing on the back, I use a lightweight cut away stabilizer underneath when sewing the patch on.  I used this method for a company logo on a customers sweater that I thought I had ruined and would have to replace, and the customer liked it even better than having it directly embroidered on the sweater.  Now others in the office want the "patch" logo too.   Just goes to show you, mistakes aren't always a disaster!

Luckily, I only had to remove a complete design twice.  Neither on a towel but did remove from a thick, knitted hat.

Like the other comment, I have also used a seam ripper, tweezers and a VERY GOOD OVERHEAD LIGHT!  Long process but it does work and the stitches can be removed. 

My other method is a Wahl Peanut beard/mustache trimmer turned upside down.  Even with the Peanut, I use it very slowly and still use tweezers towards the end to pull where I can.  I found the Peanut to work very well.  I have not tried the  Peggy's Stitch Remover.

I think with any or all methods, the trick is to take your time.

 Joan/NJ

Hello Pat,

I did not have a problem with the Wahl Peanut getting stuck on the thread.  When I finished, I just blew the trimmer and it was okay.  I think the trick is the turning upside down of the trimmer.  Must be upside down or better term, "turned over".   I seriously have nothing to compare it to because I have never tried the Peggy Stitch Remover.  All I know is that it did work and did not ruin my husband's Wahl trimmer (!!) AND THEN I bought myself the Wahl Peanut Trimmer. 

Joan/NJ 

I usually use a lint roller,the kind that you peel off when it gets full, but you're right that it gets full awfully fast.  I'm thinking maybe a dustbuster would work.