How to remove embroidery on a budget 

Just lost my job, and want to keep my uniform shirts because they are really nice, and I was forced to buy them. Thank you for this tip! You saved me from throwing away an entire paycheck worth of clothing.

Thank you so much! I am a seventh grader and my teacher asked me for some cash to help him remove stitching from his FFA jackets and each jacket would be $20. He asked me before and I’ve had to plug it by hand but it was totally worth 20 but just yesterday he asked me to do three jackets for $60 so this is a lifesaver.

Rhonda, that last sentence "you can move on with your life" describe us very well when we get into this trouble. That was very hilarious 😂. Thank you so much for the tip.

My mom said this is all I needed but never showed me. Thank you for the hands on simple to do. Using this method I was able to remove the logos from expensive company wear that I’ve purchased that I was fired from and will be getting replacement Embroidery for my self-employed repair business. Thank you ma’am!

I just tried this on one of my baseball caps. Anyone who owns New Era caps knows that they embroider their company logo on the left side of the cap, which ruins the aesthetics of the cap. Everybody on the planet knows that New Era has been making Major League caps for decades, but still they put it on there. Using this method, I just removed that logo in less than 10 minutes, and it was easy. Normally it takes me close to an hour of picking at and cutting the threads, which is a pain in the butt. This method is also less obtrusive to the material on the outside of the cap. And I did this with a swivel head razor. I imagine one of the cheap, fixed head razors would work that much better. That and a pair of tweezers is all you need! Great technique, Rhonda!

Wonderful! I have all of these beautiful chef coats but they're embroidered with my old companies name. What a lifesaver!

This works great. You saved me so much time. Bought a bag from the thrift store and was able to remove the name so easily. Now I have a thirty-one overnight bag for five bucks😊

YOU ARE A GENIUS!!!! My hands are aching from spending the past 4 hours removing 3 - 2" letters using a seam ripper stitch by stitch by stitch.... FINALLY I decided there MUST BE AN EASIER WAY!!!!!!!! 😩😩😩😩YOUR VIDEO CAME UP AS A 2ND OPTION ON RU-vid!!!!!! YOU SHOULD BE 1st 🏆🏆🏆! THANK YOU A MILLION TIMES OVER!!!!! I have 7 letters left but I was able to remove 1 of them in less than 20 SECONDS with your instructions!!! TRULY GENIUS!!!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH (from me and my aching hands)!!!!!!!!!! 😃😃😃😃😃😃

I've heard of this method, but never tried it myself due to not having seen it successfully pulled off. Seeing it now, how quickly the stitches were loosened and how easily everything started to come out- OH. The PROJECTS I can finally get underway that I put on hold due to frustration! Thank you so much! :D

you’re so adorable and a life saver! thanks so much for sharing !!

Thank you! It works 👍 I bought a gift for my daughter, had it embroidered with the wrong thing and now can have it redone. Loved your video. Precise and to the point! Thumbs waaayyyyyy up👏👏👏

Thank you so much for this video Rhonda! I had a blue oxford shirt for an upcoming modeling shoot w/embroidery. I must have spent two days with a rip/pic tool trying to get those tiny stitches out. I was about to purchase another blouse until discovering experts like you on RU-vid. Boy I'm glad I found your video just in time, a few days before the shoot. Thanks for the solution to what had been a very tedious problem.

Thank you so much for sharing this information. I wanted to take a label off of a work top so I could wear it any day and I didn’t have any tools. Your explanation was clear and your video was fantastic. Thank you again.

Wow! I am blown away. I have spent HOURS ripping out. Thank you, Rhonda.

Thanks so much for the insight into how to remove incorrect stitching. I was able to to remove the entire name without any damage to my shirt! Thanks!!!

AWESOME VID!!!! I'm so excited to find this. I'm new to machine embroidery and I spent 2 hours last night with my seam ripper. Thank you soooo much!

Yep. Super helpful tutorial. I did not think a solution would be this easy. Thanks so much for making the video!

Wow! Thank You for posting this Fix. I have purchased embroidered William Sonoma kid aprons and the stitching is too tight to easily remove, now I can. I'm looking at high end backpacks that are embroidered and deeply discounted. Now I know what to do!

This was exactly what I needed. My daughter is sewing in home ec and made a mistake. I had no kind of tool whatsoever. Your video was a lifesaver and saved a 30 minute drive to Walmart. Thank you

Rhonda, this was a life-changing hack for me. I was amazed at the result when I tried it. Thank you!

If I could get my hands on you...you would get the BIGGEST HUG!!! I have been using the steam ripper and I believe it took me an hour last night to get something out. Thank you sooooo much!!!!

Holy moly! I am so grateful to you for showing this to us! Thank you dear soul!👍🏻😀

Thank you for sharing! I had a lot of clothing from my previous job that I wanted to keep but it had their logo on every piece of clothing. This worked out great.

Thank you for your wonderful trick! I thought that tacking out Swiss embroidery was easy. But your way is much easier. That's so much for this great tip!

Thank you so much for this video! You saved me a lot of money and the hassle of buying a new jacket for my younger son. This method really works!

Thank you for this concise and expertly explained process. It worked perfectly to remove an embroidered brand name on a new bag.

Pure genius!! Thank you so much!! You saved me from hours of little clips, cuts and tugs!!!

Although removing the embroidered item from my sleeve took some time, I must admit that you’re method of using a razor is genius. Thank you for sharing.

Lady, you just saved my life. Thank you so so much.

What a great method! Thank you for sharing your expertise. My last employer gave me a shirt that has several companies they partnered with embroidered on the arms and the bottom front. Its as if the contracting plumbing company I worked for was sponsored by the vendors the buy from 😒

Thank you! I left a hospital but love my sweatshirt I had bought and embroidered with their logo and my name. Now I can save it!

Thank you thank you thank you, in fact, 129 thank yous as this is how much you have saved me. I just want to remove a bit of embroidery and thought that I would have to do all of that unpicking, then I found those erasers and I really didn't want to pay out that much. Found your youtube channel and you have made my day. Thank you so much for sharing this.

WOW! I am going to try this technique on my daughter's new white coats that she does not need any more and I can donate them instead of throwing them away. Thank you so much for giving this easy tip.

Worked a treat to remove some unwanted embroidery! Thanks for posting this tip.

Thank You for this great tip. I have half a dozen shirts from my former employer that I didn't want to just throw away. This is so helpful!!!!!

Wow I never woulda thought of the razor thank you so much

I never thought this would work on a puffer jacket I got from an old job but IT DID! I am so glad I saw this video. You are the best!!!

I’m all thumbs in the sewing dept. When i watched this video, i thought to myself “this lady is off her rocker - it’ll never work”! I tried it, and it worked like magic! SO EASY! Thank you! You’re a genius!

This was amazing! One of my proudest moments 😂 x

Thank you. I quit a job, but I like the scrub jacket, so now I can fix it. You probly saved me 2 hrs and a nice cut. ❤

thank you for helping me move on with my life!! youre amazing

Awesome tip! Worked amazingly well!

Thank you so much! I need to get the old embroidered logos off my scrubs because they changed names. So helpful and easy to follow.

This was so helpful. And also kind of relaxing to watch!

This is awesome. I have a certain karate suite with a style where there is embroidery on. thanks to you I can now sell it to any other style, because it was so easy to remove.

Thank you for this tip! Super helpful! 🙌🏼

Thank you! Have a really nice Nike NFL Hoodie, and the strings on the Nike Swoosh were coming loose from the outside of the sleeve, so I decided to just completely remove that segment of the embroidery. Albeit not 100%, it took me no more than 15 minutes, no damage to the material on the outside of the sleeve, and looks nearly perfect unless your really looking closely. Great video!

Thank you so much! I'm able to reuse a bunch of my husbands work shirts from a previous employer now. You saved me money 😊

Need to remove some embroidery and was trying to do it with a seam ripper only!! Thanks for this great tip!!

Thank you so much. I changed companies and we got black uniforms with embroidered letters but i just need a plain black polo for my new job and this worked so well

Wow, that’s an amazing trick! Thank you!

Oh my Allah! You just saved my day! May Allah grant you hedaya & blessings, amin.

Awesome video. Definitely needed this info. Thanks!

You just saved me about three hours of work. thanks!

Worked like a charm. Thank you so much for sharing!

THIS IS A LIFE SAVER!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO!!

Thank you My kids always say, I can do anything. I owe this one to you. 👍🏼❤️

thank you rhonda !! this was very helpful

Thank you soooo much! You explained everything so well and put my mind at ease knowing I can still wear my high school parka after all these years. Thanks for informative video!

I had a hat that I love with a machine stitched emblem on it. I tried this. It took 2 1/2 hours to get the sucker off there, but this works! Patients and determination pays off.😀

This is amazing. Thanks so much for the time saving hack!!

I have quite a few nice jackets that have the logo from my previous employment. This will allow me to put a new logo on all those. Thank you!!

you’re the best for this one fr🙏🏻

Thank you for making this! It helped me repurpose my old high school lab coat

Thank you soooo much! It worked so easily it felt like magic.

Thank you so much!!! This was a lifesaver, you're amazing ♡♡ 😭

Thank you so much for this tutorial! Worked amazingly! Wanted to remove a few designs from a patch-filled shorts i bought online.

Thank you so much!! I reversed two different names on sweatshirts, this will save me so mich time!! God Bless You!

Thank you so much!!! That tip is amazing, it worked perfectly!!!

You're amazing thank you! I have a really big patch I have to get rid of this makes it so much easier

Thanks so much! Got a hat from a company, but don’t want their embroidery on it and this helps! Going to take it off and put my own patch on top 😊

I have a question, would this work on water resistant like material? Or would it mess the fabric completely and leave holes? Thank You!

I will be trying this out. Thank you!!

This technique is very easy. I have seen it myself. it's very helpful. thanks for information

Worked like a charm! It's not the fastest method but it worked just fine. Saved me paying for for an electric seam ripper.

This saved so much time compared to hand seam ripper! Thanks you!

Thank you I will definitely try this technique

Omg this worked wonders! Thanks for this video!

Thank you!!! ❤❤❤ You've saved me alot of money with this! 🥰🤩

Just what I Need! Thanks a million!

Thanks a lot! I used this for some old work uniforms i had!

Thank you!! I had the hardest time getting out tiny embroidery stitches!

Thank you so much. I have a Peggy's Stitch Eraser but I find I cause much less damage to the fabric using the razor.

This was one of the best tips I've ever found ❤ worked like magic

Thank you, your explanation and video is the best ❤

Thank you Ms. Rhonda, this worked like a charm. And I also used a Gilette razer because I trust in your mother.

OMG YOU ARE A LIFE SAVER..I HAD TO SUBSCRIBE FOR THAT TIP...THANK YOU

This was very helpful. Thank you!

Thank you so much, I was starting to lose my mind. I had bought a jacket with someone else’s name on it & just couldn’t take it off for the life of me. Now after watching this I got all the stitching removed & I’m ready to put my name on it.

Thanks for the vid! Found a really nice Columbia jacket for my wife and some embroidery on it considering using this

It’s a very great help, thank you 🙏🏽

Thank you! This is so helpful!!!

Very good instructional video. Thanks.

Wow, thank you for this instruction! This helps a lot!

Yay! Just what I was looking for! Thank you! 😊

Wow! Can’t wait to try it!

Wow, what a great idea! Thanks!

This way is so much faster than plucking the threads thank you !

Thanks for this!! It helped me take out a teeny tiny monogram!

Thanks for this great tip. I work for a bike shop and need to remove a logo from a riding top. Will try this later.