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    Old 09-24-2012, 06:15 AM
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    Originally Posted by rush88888
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    HAHAHAA Gotta love it. I'm lucky! My DH had a sewing mother so he knows not to even look at my expensive sewing ones. I also have a bunch around that I sharpen now and again just in case.
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    Old 09-24-2012, 07:40 AM
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    At my house it's location, location, location. My sewing scissors are in my quilting room or on a shelf by the longarm. All other scissors are in the desk or a kitchen drawer, or sometimes just lying around. DH probably can't tell one pair from another, but he knows by location which ones he can use. And if scissors are so dull or bent that they're no longer worth using, they go to the trash.
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    Old 09-24-2012, 07:59 AM
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    I buy those cheap orange or blue handled ones for garage or shop use. I did give my husband my old Fisker dressmaker shears when I bought a new pair.

    In my sewing room I have those white with a red strip Singer scissors for everything but fabric use.
    All my sewing shears are silver Wiss or Fiskers.
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    Old 09-24-2012, 08:33 AM
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    I take some yarn and braid a small piece on my sewing scissors. My husband then knows those are only for fabric and not to touch them. I got the idea from my grandma who did it to her scissors. If I don't have yarn when I buy new scissors, I tie a piece of ribbon on them.
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    Old 09-24-2012, 11:19 AM
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    Rocks, metal, chunks of wood, etc will ruin scissors. paper will not ruin them, but can leave a residue which can cause them to be dull. If you periodically clean the blades to remove the residue all will be well. Paper is a fiber and of course fabric is too.
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    Old 09-24-2012, 11:21 AM
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    A.c.moore sells a red padlock for scissors
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    Old 09-24-2012, 05:00 PM
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    My scissors have words written in a black permanent marker. FABRIC, KITCHEN, PAPER. My grown children, grandchildren and "love of my life" all know to look before use.
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    Old 09-24-2012, 05:02 PM
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    Great idea!
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    Old 09-25-2012, 03:13 AM
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    My children do no have thumbs -- so using my scissors is not an issue. I dated a guy once who picked up my scissors to cut something that did not even slightly resemble fabric. As I said, I dated him once.
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    Old 09-25-2012, 04:20 AM
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    One of the ladies in my guild laughs about using the mini padlocks that come with suitcases to lock hers up when she leaves - with the key on a chain. Sounds like good advice.
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