Feed sack stitch

[stuckmotor]

I recently watched a comedy where the thread in the seam of a man's pants was caught on a car that drove off causing the pants to fall apart. One of the things that came into my mind was how freakish an accident this would have been. All too many times I've had to cut a bag open because I couldn't find the right part of the string to pull and make the seam unravel.

 

[npalen]

This has been my nemesis also. Used to watch my Dad do it right time after time.

 

[stuckmotor]

The sacks with the arrow showing where to pull are a blessing.

 

[EddieWalker]

Gotta admit that for awhile, I would forget where to start pulling the string to get the sacks open, and then create a mess and have to use a knife. But then I realized that every single sack is the same. Look at the front picture and pull the top right.

 

[stuckmotor]

Thanks Eddie. I think I can remember that.

 

[Dutch445]

How To Open a Sewn Bag - YouTube
it's all on youtube!

 

[rgr33]

Thanks for that video Dutch445, I have been fumbling with those bags for way too long.
I saw my mistake in there, now I gotta find a bag to road test it.

 

[RickB]

Single thread towards you; start from the right. Double thread towards you, start from the left.
Learned from my grandfather, before YouTube, before the internet. When burlap was the feed bag standard.

 

[Ford850]

Thanks for the video. I think I'll head out to Rural King and test this out on a few dozen bags.

 

[s219]

I can never get those right! My daughter's ski pants had these stitches on the legs, the idea is that when the kid outgrows the initial length, you pull the stitch and a little folded section of pants leg unfolds and gives you another few inches. Well I looked at it and realized it's the same stitch as a feed bag. Did one leg and it came apart nice and easy. Tried the other side and I was there picking at it for 15 minutes.