blowin
|
the sewn bag brain teaserI am talking about feed bags etc which are stitched at the top . There is a very simple way of undoing these without ripping the bag or messing about with a knife . All you have to do is get hold of the correct one of the 3 loose ends at one side of the bag and pull ---- and it unzips just like that , leaving you with a re-useable bag and a nice bit of strong cotton !
I can do this about 1 in 3 and that is more by luck than judgement so , please , someone tell me what the trick is .
|
keithrawlins
|
bagson some bags the last thread is tuced in to the loop so you have to pull it uot first to open the bag ,if that doesnt work try the other side ,if that dosnt wook the bag is an import and you are buggered.
|
blowin
|
Re: bags
| keithrawlins wrote: | | ...on some bags the last thread is tuced in to the loop so you have to pull it uot first ... |
Thank goodness someone recognised it as a serious question !
The tuck-thru explains a lot .
Seems to me that the way it works depends on the product brand ( ie who packed it ) . The stitching varies between brands but each one tends to stick with its own method .
And once you have actually identified which of the treads you need to pull , then it helps to tug sidewides rather than straight towards you to get it started .
Just need more practice , then 
And at the rate the pigs are growing and eating I should be an expert by the time the uninitiated have figured out what on earth we are talking about !
|
wayland
|
I just tare down to the thread in the middle of the bag and then rip it along like you would tare off a postage stamp. If you`s catch me drift. 
|
blowin
|
Yep -- I do know what you mean .
I still have trouble with the nylon ones tho' -- especially the woven type ( as used for eg 40 kg of grain etc ) . Never mind , .... just a little more practice on those telehone directories should work wonders
Sorry , W , couldn't resist it . No offence .
One of my ( few ) childhood memories is of gamekeeper grandad unzipping grain bags without a second thought then challenging me to do the same . A very long time later I still haven't got the knack . And it is a lot less frustrating than all that fiddling about with a knife when you want to keep the sack intact .
I shall persevere !
|
roiphil
|
being a sort of an expert on this matter  haveing used one of them stitching machines for years, the normal practice is to stand the bag front facing you find the loose thread end on the left hand side, gently pull it, be carefull as it may be tucked in amongst the other 2 thread, failing that take a knife, cut the theads of level with the bag left hand side again, on one side their will (should) be a single thread that is the one to pull
|
wayland
|
I think that there is more than one type of stitching on these bags. We used to have grain in those woven poly type bags and, all we had to do was to undo the first couple of threds in the bit that flops over the bag. Then if we pulled the string the stitching just came undone, but I have found some other bags that this does not work on. Loads of help I know
|
blowin
|
OK , I have got the most important one sorted out so thanks for all the input .
The woven plastic type of sack -- 35 - 40 Kg rolled barley or oats from the co-op .
Stand in front of it . Take hold of the loose "string" on the left and cut it off flush with the side of the bag .
Now focus on the stitching as you see it from the back of the bag , still looking at the same side / place . Use the point of your knife to just flick out ( but not cut ) the last two or three links of stitching , starting with the one nearest to the edge . This will reveal the single thread which runs along the back of the bag . Assuming that you are still standing in front of the bloomin thing , pull the thread to the right .. and it should unzip all the way along . Sorted .
I have lost interest in trying to solve this mystery for other types of feed sack and will move on to the challenge of chocolate biscuit wrappers instead
|
keithrawlins
|
which one the single waped or the richtea type.
|
Calli
|
Oh please no - Nick don't give Boris chocolate biccies 
|
chook
|
The thread you need to pull to unravel the stitching is always found on
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< this side
(look at the stiching and you know what I mean)
chook
|
blowin
|
| chook wrote: | ...
(look at the stiching and you know what I mean) |
I have been looking at the stitching . It doesn't compute . I understand fishing knots and am a past master at untangling birds nests but I can't get my brain around this machine-tied girlie stuff .
But I think you are probably correct . You ( normally ) pull from the left , assuming that the front of the bag is facing you .
It was the Goldcrop brand , in woven bags , that I referred to earlier . I can now confirm that the NCF paper sacks pull the same way but the big difference is that with G/crop the single thread is at the bag of the bag whereas on NCF it is at the front . And with the paper sacks it is easier to just get hold of the string and rip the top straight off the bag anyway . That is what blokes do !
But I have recently discovered the ultimate method -- take a very sharp knife and run it along the central seam at the bottom of the sack. You then just lift the fabric and all the grain is left in a neat conical pile on the floor . This makes it very easy to get at and the mice won't chew holes thru the bag either .
What with all this messing about I sometimes forget what day it is .
|
|
|
