You could also, conceivably, use a seam ripper, as long as it was fairly
sharp. Where I worked, years ago, we used to use them all the time when
cutting away letters and such on backlit awnings*, but then, we had a
nearly endless supply of them, and could discard at will. Doesn't leave
the little jags that scissors can.
--sue
*Think of awnings for casinos and such--frequently a large part of the
awnings are made from one fabric or vinyl, but the "logo" areas are made
from other materials. In an application a bit like reverse applique,
the see-through materials are sewn to the back of the base fabric along
certain design lines (usually letters for a word or name, or a design
element), and then the extra bits of base fabric are carefully removed
to reveal the accents beneath. If the awning is to be backlit, you have
to be *exceedingly* careful with stitch holes and maintaining an even
margin of fabric, because the tiniest errors can cast suprising shadows
when the thing is lit up. It was a very interesting job, but not one
that I'd want to have to do again if I can avoid it--at the very least,
it did a lot to ruin my hands! ;o)
Carolyn Kayta Barrows wrote:
Out of curiousity, is there a reason for making a long slash with a
chisel rather than with scissors?
I use an Xacto knife. Scissors leave a jag at one end, where you begin
cutting, unless you're really careful. I lay out all my slashes on the
back side of the fabric, or at least the lines between which a row of
them will go, and I use a convexly-curved blade on the knife.
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