I don't wish this on anyone, but I learned this from a dr. If you have to have stitches removed, they have a tweezers they use and a scissors. Hey, you paid for them. Tell them you want them. Tell them it is for your sewing. Some of us have old eyes and that stitches puller is perfect for grabbing on to that thread you got 1/16' through the eye of the sewing machine needle. And then the scissors I use for clipping threads. Just a thought! Those are a couple of my favorite tools!!!! Edie