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SharonC 09-04-2009 03:29 PM

I tried a pair of Kai 7250 scissors (10") that my mum has and I LOVE them. They are absolutely the best scissors I've ever used.

Edited: They are perfect for cutting leather so fabric is a breeze :)

OHSue 09-05-2009 02:37 PM

I have 12 pairs of scissort, I have a thing for them. But the pair of Ginghers win the prize as the favorite.
My husband bought them as a Valentines gift about 25 years ago, he in fact went to a store to buy them the day before Valentines, the store was closed but the owner was there and he convinced her to open up just to sell him those scissors. She said she was so amazed that he knew about scissors (he had a few hints) that she couldn't turn him down.
And my son knows never to use them, he knows which ones are 'paper' scissors.

jetwv 09-05-2009 04:17 PM

I've had a pair of black gingher for years. Use them only on material. Stay sharp and are great. Bought my neice a pair just recently.

Scissor Queen 09-05-2009 04:26 PM


Originally Posted by pflum1
My favorite pair of scissors are the Profession KIA. I have several pairs of Ginghers and thought they were O.K. till I got the Kia. I also like Marks scissor for a few things.

Quilter's Home did a scissor test and the Kia came out on top. I haven't got my hands on a pair yet but I have my eye out for a pair!

Gayle 09-06-2009 07:37 AM

I love Ginghers too. I dropped my new one of the garage floor; now it is not cutting as before; BOO HOO!!

Lisanne 09-06-2009 11:26 AM

I just don't understand why scissors have to have finger holes of different sizes and shapes. It just looks so wrong to me.

My grocery has some scissors on sale for 89 cents. I was thinking of getting them for cutting paper and things, as I now use all my scissors (1 pair haircutting shears, 1 small moustache cutters for thread and small cloth cutting and a pair of fingernail trimmers) for everything. But the handles are made of some yecchy synthetic material I hate to touch, in exactly the shade of bright, blarey red that I most dislike.


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