My favored scissors are Professing Kia. Very expenses, but worth it. I like them better than Ginger and I have the whole set of Ginger. The differences between embroidery scissors and thread cutters are: Thread cutters are like one handed snipers and embroidery scissors are small scissors unless you are talking about sewing machine embroidery scissors. Those may have a bend in the hand to get into the hoop. One pair of scissors that I like is duck bills for cutting close to seams. A lot depends on what kind of sewing/quilting you plan on doing.