quiltedsunshine

I use my pinking shears to trim around curved seams that will be turned.

I prefer my zig-zag rotary blade for finishing fabric playing cards.

Mkotch

When I make quilted hearts for the I Found A Quilted Heart program, I usually cut around them with pinking shears. That's really the only time I use them, and I've had a pair for 50 years.

quiltingcotton

I've tried several brands and ended up donating them. One pair was impossible to open and close with one hand, and even loosening the screw didn't help. All three pairs were so heavy and the two that I could use one handed, were simply just too hard to use more than a couple of snips before they were too hard to open and close. They just don't make them like they used to. The pair my mom had - it was gold in color - don't remember the brand, were great, but unfortunately misplaced after my mom no longer sewed in my high school years, so she must have given them away.

KalamaQuilts

ok, google was no help, show us your fabric playing cards!

greaterexp

When I started sewing in the dark ages, I used them for finishing the edges of seams in all my kids' clothes I made. It took no thread and little time to keep the seam allowances from fraying. I don't sew many clothes anymore, but I still do that when I do, even though I have a serger.

toogie

I edge finish anything I sew except knits that don’t ravel anyway. I used my pinking shears here in this photo, for example, along with my serger, but I do this on all my quilts. I cringe when I hear ‘take a scant quarter inch seam’. My seams are the full qt inch and then I pink the very tip on the seam allowance. After all my work, I don’t want pieces to ravel out. On long runs, like joining borders to blocks, I use my serger. Like I said I edge finish everything. You asked and I’m just saying this is me.
Another thing is, my mom had a heavy pair that used to cut good. I have them but they are hard to use . They don’t open & close well anymore. However, I do have a lighter pair I love. A church member died and her family passed a lot on to me. I don’t know the brand but they are green and white, so not the heavy metal like my momma’s were. They cut really well and don’t hurt my hands.

Karamarie

I've never been a fan of pinking shears, never work real well for me. Glad I am not the only one.

KalamaQuilts

just touching bases with this thread because it has the info for the nice scallop shears I use.
I made two stuffed gallon ziplocks of heart hugs in September, Put one in each vehicle to make sure I always had a few in my little purse.
In the course of the year I've managed to leave or hand out all but about a dozen so to start the new year I will make another couple of bags. I hope the found ones brought a smile, but I Know the gifted ones have, I gave them to the clerks at thrift stores when I purchased used shirts this year. Clerking is a pretty thankless job anywhere because to most people clerks are just a faceless automon.

I wish I could find some twill or ribbon that said something like, have a hug, or, a hug for you etc. the paper tags can get wrinkly or wet. anyway, Happy New Year! Hugs to you all

mopec

Kai pinking shears-the only pair in 60+ years that I have liked and I love these!

RedGarnet222

I use the ginghers pinkers. They are wonderful for garment sewing. Yes I do still make garments occasionally. And I alter clothing and make purses. Yes they are expensive. But, mine are at least twenty years old and cut like butter. I also have the regular eight inch straight edge, snips and six- inch ginghers. All of which I have never had anything but quality cuts from. I read somewhere that the scissors are made somewhere else now and are not as good. I hope that is not true. Ginghers had such a good reputation.