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10-29-2012, 03:33 PM

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HouseDragon

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Wallmart has reasonably priced pinking shears.

I use pinking shears to pink the edges of fabric before washing it. It helps prevent excess fraying and it also makes it easy to tell if the fabric has already been prewashed.

That being said, if I have a lot of fabric to pink, I get out my old non-self-healing cutting mat and use a pinking blade in the rotary cutter.

Beware! The rotary cutter pinking blade will tear up your mat: using an old mat and especially an old hard mat will save you money and time.

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