rip or cut PV

[davidg]

Am I missing something here? If I am making an item where I want a straight edge I cut it. If I want a jagged, crooked edge with the possibility of threads being pulled and/or the rip going some place I didn't intend then I rip it

The answer seems simple to me if I want to have a professional finish as opposed to an amateur one

[Aspiringloser]

In my experience, wool rips much more easily than PV does. I even cut wool rather than rip it to prevent the unlucky event of threads pulling. It isn't that hard to make a straight cut. If you're as anal as I am about it, you draw a line to follow, equally spaced along the length, parallel to a stripe in the tartan. It takes longer but guarantees a straight cut.

[Chas]

Am I missing something here? If I am making an item where I want a straight edge I cut it. If I want a jagged, crooked edge with the possibility of threads being pulled and/or the rip going some place I didn't intend then I rip it

The answer seems simple to me if I want to have a professional finish as opposed to an amateur one

Sorry, David, but the professional way is to rip. When you rip, it follows the line between two threads - important when a threadcount is important. Whereas a scissor cut is only straight for the length of the scissors.

Regards

Chas