Actually - if you do cut paper with the fabric scissors it nicks the blade and it does not come out when they are sharpened. I have a pair that I caught my husband using on paper because they were "the only ones he could find". He accused me of being overly dramatic when I protested but they haven't cut fabric worth a dang since then. I have had them sharpened professionally, twice, and the nick is still there and the scissors will not cut fabric at that spot. My husband tried to use them as well to "prove me wrong" but he had to agree they didn't cut worth a dang. Next day he brought home a new pair of Gingher's for me.