Are your pair sacred?
#11
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i bet it was just a joke to keep others away. she wouldn't have kept them in with sewing supplies if they were really for toenails. I think she was a genius to think that way. if they were used for toenails, i'd be like...icky, no way. and put them back. My son learned at a very early age about sewing scissors. he was in preschool one day and refused to use orange handle scissors. He knew they were sewing scissors.
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For many years,my family has known that if you touch my ginghers,I'll cut off your arms at the elbows.
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I put my Ginghers in the kitchen drawer. Too heavy and didn't cut as clean as the new scissors I bought at Walmart. The Clover scissors are wonderful. I have all brands of scissors except the Nogent. Those are a heirloom item for sure! One pair cost as much as many sewing machines. LOL
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I wonder if I could run them through the dishwasher on the sanitize cycle... Nah. Maybe soak them in alcohol for a few days. You know I maybe should take a closer look at the other 3 pair.
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That is too funny-no matter the stories we make up to fit the apparent situation. I have two pair of
Ginger scissors-large and small. I keep them in a drawer with instructions not to use them. Then I have several pair of Fiskers scissors, also large and small, that are general use. I cut fabric, paper and template plastic with them. When they get dull I just sharpen them. I do not buy the idea that cutting paper dulls scissors or my rotary cutter and more than cutting fabric. Cutting the template plastic does dull them. But, it does need to be cut with something that is precise. I do not abuse them and expect others to do the same.
Ginger scissors-large and small. I keep them in a drawer with instructions not to use them. Then I have several pair of Fiskers scissors, also large and small, that are general use. I cut fabric, paper and template plastic with them. When they get dull I just sharpen them. I do not buy the idea that cutting paper dulls scissors or my rotary cutter and more than cutting fabric. Cutting the template plastic does dull them. But, it does need to be cut with something that is precise. I do not abuse them and expect others to do the same.
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