Quote Originally Posted by turpin
OK, I keep seeing this ripping thing, and can't imagine it actually means ripping the cloth. Will someone please explain?
Yes you are ripping the cloth!
What you are doing is splitting the width of the cloth, and the most accurate way is to snip the cloth with scissors at the center of the width, and firmly grasped in each hand, TEAR!

The fabric will tear along the same thread the full length!