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electric_blue68

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21. Yoi brought back memories re: Pinking Shears...

Reply to Sparkly (Original post)

Fri Jul 11, 2025, 01:13 PM

Friday

My mom trained and worked as a dressmaker for several years.
She made excellently sewed clothes for us!

Anyway I was fascinated with the pinking shears.
I just looked them up last night. Interesting! Now I know why they are made that way, and what their function is 👍

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Next question: Sewing scissors! [View all] Sparkly Jun 24 OP

Gingher scissors. Good quality reasonable price. Always my go to scissors. Srkdqltr Jun 24 #1

Thanks! Sparkly Jun 24 #3

Scissors vs. rotary cutters Sparkly Jun 24 #12

There is no vs. They are used as needed. Srkdqltr Jun 24 #14

I will definitely look into that! Sparkly Jun 24 #15

Cardboard is good with scissors, absolutely not with rotary cutter Srkdqltr Jun 24 #17

Fiskar and Ginghers are two of the best. Not outrageously priced. niyad Jun 24 #2

Thank you! Sparkly Jun 24 #4

I treated myself to a pair of gingher scissors a few years ago -- yeah, pricey but delightful to use. fierywoman Jun 24 #5

Wiss Sparkly Jun 24 #7

I use Fiskars scissors synni Jun 24 #6

Interesting! Sparkly Jun 24 #8

qvc has some heavy duty cutters, except short. exacto knife might work better. but i don't cut fabric much. pansypoo53219 Jun 24 #9

Thanks! Sparkly Jun 24 #10

No exacto for fabric. Srkdqltr Jun 24 #11

Gingher KT2000 Jun 24 #13

That's several votes for Gingher now! Sparkly Jun 24 #16

Used to work at JoAnn Fabrics . . . Collimator Jun 24 #18

Ha! Sparkly Jun 24 #19

Update (in case anyone is interested) and another "thanks!" Sparkly Jun 25 #20

Yoi brought back memories re: Pinking Shears... electric_blue68 Friday #21