Thread: Scissors? from a Newbie

Ginghers are my favorite....I have every style and size they make, and wouldn't give them up for any other that I can think of, including Kai (I have a pair of these and don't really like them...).

All I can say is.....Gingher!!! I love my Gingher scissors and woe to any man in my house (i.e., my dear wonderful husband) who tries to use them for anything but fabric!! He has learned the hard way not to just step into my sewing room and grab those scissors when he needs to cut those plastic zip ties off something in his gun room... tsk, tsk.....

Gingher's don't fit my hand or work as well for me. I need the spring type of Fiskars to do my work. They are lightweight and I only have to squeeze, not pull. Much easier for me to use.

ali

My Ginghers are probably 35 years old! I can't remember the last time they were sharpened....30 years ago??? I only cut fabric with them. Period
Sandy

I'm a Gingher gal, too. Don't like Fiskars because the blade is too fat and i can't get an accurate cut. For thread snips by my machine, i like spring loaded ones. I have had good luck having my scissors sharpened at quilt shows only. Won't let anyone else touch them.

Good scissors use to be very expensive, not anymore. New cheaper steel sharpening methods are available now, so scissors aren't expensive to make as they use to be. Ginghers are under $15 at Amazon.

Ginghers all the way here! 5 pair of snips, a pair for each Pfaff sewing machine and sewing box for hand work, scissors in every size, some a couple of pair, rottery cuttery and seam ripper, I love Gingher products!