Author Topic: Opening Sacks!?! (Read 9332 times)

xnbacon · « **Reply #15 on:** March 22, 2010, 11:41:17 am »

I'm with juliag - I KNOW they unzip but generally have to fiddle with both ends before I achieve it!! Fine when its warm and sunny (usually am doing this outside) but in the winter with cold hands I've frequently lost my rag with it and stuck any passably sharp object into the bag and ripped it. Will be buying a decent knife before next winter, though, screwdrivers just don't cut it in the tearing department!

juliag · « **Reply #16 on:** March 23, 2010, 07:33:01 am »

lol xanbacon I have tried the scredrivers method as well and it doesnt quite have the desired effect does it, I have also tried hoof picks, long nails, my teeth and supprisingly enough I am afraid I cannot reccomend any of the above! plastic in between your teeth is not a good look!

cameldairy · « **Reply #17 on:** March 25, 2010, 08:24:22 pm »

here's new wording, maybe will help better...If you closely examine the gunnysack, you'll notice that the stitches on one side of the receptacle are "flat", while the seam on the opposite edge of the cloth container has a knotty appearance. You'll want to face the fodder sack so that the flat stitches are on the right-hand side as you look at the edge of the bag. Once the feed sack is so situated, find the first flat stitch in the right-hand corner. (This string "unzips" the opening.) Cut this tie off at the corner and lift out the first few loops, using a knife or a fingernail.

Next, to open the bag, grasp the just-sliced lace in one hand and hold the opposite string on the knotty side of the sack in the other hand . . . then gently pull on both strands. If you're doing this step correctly, the seam should easily unravel.

This simple trick will help you to feed your livestock in record time, and will leave you with an intact — and thus useful — feedbag as well!

juliag · « **Reply #18 on:** March 26, 2010, 03:18:31 pm »

Quote from: cameldairy on March 25, 2010, 08:24:22 pm

here's new wording, maybe will help better...If you closely examine the gunnysack, you'll notice that the stitches on one side of the receptacle are "flat", while the seam on the opposite edge of the cloth container has a knotty appearance. You'll want to face the fodder sack so that the flat stitches are on the right-hand side as you look at the edge of the bag. Once the feed sack is so situated, find the first flat stitch in the right-hand corner. (This string "unzips" the opening.) Cut this tie off at the corner and lift out the first few loops, using a knife or a fingernail.

Ah well thats what the problem was, I had me stitches on me gunnysack the wrong way round. What can you do if your receptacle is wrong in the first place!

sagehen · « **Reply #19 on:** March 27, 2010, 11:52:37 am »

Thanks cameldairy, that is definitely a useful tip. I've used car keys before when I'm in a hurry, and ended up ripping and kicking the feedbag, and of course spilling it everywhere (I have a terrible temper!)