Needlepoint and crewel-embroidery stitch remover

A needlepoint and crewel embroidery stitch remover having a handle secured at one end to a member, said member terminating at its other end, in a bifurcation including a long tine and a short tine with a crotch thereinbetween, said long tine and said short tine terminating in blunted points, said crotch containing a tapered surface terminating in a cutting edge, said tapered surface extending from a mid-point of the crotch substantially to the end of the short tine and also extending substantially the same length only to a pre-determined point on the inner surface of the long tine, said long tine having an elongated portion extending beyond said point a distance of about 3/8 inch to 3/4 inch.