Ginghers dressmaker shears -- received them from Minnestota Fabrics as a Christmas gift back in 1979 when I was employed there. I still use them and absolutely LOVE them!!! I've only had them sharpened one time, and that was simply because my ex was taking a load of knives to have them all sharpened and asked if I had any scissors I wanted him to take along.
I have a pair of Marks pinking shears that I use to cut the edge of my fabrics to keep them from fraying before I put them in the washing machine. They are also from back-in-the-day at Minn Fab. It is very easy for me to tell if I have washed the fabric -- just look for the pinked edge.
For embroidery scissors I use Mundial, and for snipping threads I use Fiskars. Gee, that's quite an assortment isn't it? :roll: