Originally Posted by
RustyOne
The time has come, I'm afraid. Need new shears. I've been using a pair of 8" Wiss dressmakers for about 50 years. They finally need sharpening and I'm just not willing to risk them to the mails to send them off to be professionally sharpened. They were a gift from my mother--the only 'adult' gift I can ever remember her giving me--and thus quite precious. So I am shopping for new shears and open for suggestions!
I've been looking at Kai 5230 over on amazon. I like the idea of Japanese steel. Are there any other brands that you've found work especially well for quilting? Since professional sharpening seems to be running about $20+/-, I'd like to keep the price under $30 so I can toss them and by new with a clear conscience the first time they need sharpened.
Experience (good and bad) is always helpful, too, and may help someone else as much as me!
Thank you all!
Rusty
I have several pairs of Kai and I don't think they can be beat. I love the small ones for embroidery as well as the 8". I have several other brands that are expensive and I don't think they are as good. Also, after you cut, if you will take a soft cloth and put a couple drops of oil on it and wipe the scissors, I have found they stay sharp a lot longer. .