I have a pair of dressmaker shears which I love for that style of cutting. ONce my smaller gingers wear out, I plan on getting some of the smaller Kai's. A few years ago a comparison was done between Gingher, Kai and a few other well known brands for size scissors that quilters use, and Kai was the winner. The comparison was done by the magazine Mark Lipinski started (and for which he no longer works).