I have a pair of 6 inch gold seal scissors my dad gave me 55 years ago, to be used for sewing only! I was 11 and just got out of sixth grade, took a mother/daughter sewing class with my mother at the Pfaff sewing center, down town SD. In 55 years those scissors have only been used for sewing, fabric and thread. and they have only been sharpened once, they are still sharp!