I love Ginghers...I have a couple of pairs... bent shears and curved embroidery. They keep their edge longer than most and they can be resharpened when necessary. I have another pair that I got for Christmas my first year in high school..many, many years ago and they are still in very good shape. I also use Fiskars because I have tendonitis in my thumbs and I like the spring action of them if I'm doing a lot of fashion sewing. If cutting straight lines for blocks, I use my rotary cutter.