
Unpick
Craft Context
Used mainly in sewing or knitting; it implies correcting a mistake or redoing work.

After spotting a dropped stitch, she had to unpick two rows of her knitting.
Metaphoric Use
Sometimes used metaphorically to mean reversing or opening up something established.

They began to unpick the old policies to introduce new reforms.
Precision Needed
Unpicking requires careful work to avoid damage, implies a delicate and thoughtful process.

He used tweezers to unpick the delicate embroidery.
Compare with
ConstructDisentangleDismantleTangleUndoUnlaceUnravel
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