gingher scissors
 

where do you purchase your ginghers and what size is go to pair you use most. i see there are pricey. love to save up for a pair of 7'' or 8''. thanks for looking...:)

JoAnn's with a coupon is where I first purchased a pair, so the price was fair. I loved them at first. What I didn't like was how my DH ruined them thinking he could sharpen them. So if you get a pair, don't let it happen to you, have them professionally sharpened. By the way, my Fiskars I have had for about 30 years are still going strong. Just saying.

I loved my Ginghers when I first got them, but have, since, acquired arthritis and are very heavy to cut with.

I have had Gingher scissors for many years. I dropped one pair and they got a little wonky...always thought I would send them back to Gingher to see if they could fix them....never did. I did know that they suggest returning your scissors for them to sharpen...think I have heard this is best with them. Mine are still sharp...so can't say how that works...maybe others. I agree - Joanns is most likely the best price...watch for 50% off

My gingher scissors are the one thing in my house which are off limits. No one touches my ginghers, but me. I saved for them and to me cutting is like going through butter- smooth. They were pricey, but worth it. I have 2 pair- a designer dressmaker pair and a small 4" pair. I got the small ones at JoAnn's with a coupon. I got my bigger ones at my LQS.

You can send them to Gingher or sharpening. http://www.gingher.com/pages/repair-and-maintenance/4/

I purchased a pair of ginghers many years ago when I was in my teens. I had them wrapped in newspaper in a box of quilt scraps and blocks I was working on. I was gone the day my dad decided to paint our bedroom as a surprise. Imagine my horror when I got home and he threw the box of scraps into the garbage to be picked up. It was also trash plick up day. I saved babysitting money for those. Back then they were about $10-15.00. I have yet to buy another pair. We had company one day when I was gone again. My niece and GN were over and visited with my DH. GN brought a friend who found herself into my sewing room. GN caught her with my Fiskars cutting a paperclip. DH said GN chewed her up one side and down the other and how I was going to be so mad. GN cried and apologized to me. Love that little girl. She went with me when we bought new scissors. I got her a pair also. She keeps them at my house. Her pair fits her little hands just right and she is very careful with anything at our house. I got the scissors at Michael's when they had a BOGO sale.

I use the Gingher 5-inch ones...also have the 7" and 8" ones that I use to cut batting...but the primary ones for me are the 5 inchers...

I have had my Gingers for almost 30 years. About 8 years ago I sent them back - something wonky happened with the screw. They came back and I have used them ever since.

If I needed to purchase another pair - I would go to Joanns with a coupon.

I will be 70 shourtly & I've had my 8" Ginghers since I was a teenager & made all my own clothes.

I like the Gingher lightweight ones with the plastic handles. I couldn't cut with the true left handed metal ones. They are around here somewhere, but not in use.

I have two pair of Gingher scissors - the 8 " and a small pair for applique. Everyone in my family knows they are NOT to use ANY of my scissors for anything. I'm the only one allowed to touch the fabric scissors. My husband was going to cut paper with them one day - I asked if he would like me to use his electric drills - he promptly put my scissors down.

I have a 4inch pair of kai scissors and like them very much I have heard some good reviews about them http://www.kaiscissors.com/

I've found some great prices for Gingher scissors on EBay. I love the 5" with sleeve.

Sheri

I love my Ginghers. I have the 8" shears and the 5" trimmers. I love it that they are sharp clear to the tip.

Don't have any myself but agree with others that JoAnn's with a coupon is probably the hot tip. Personally, I have a pr of singer scissors that have a fine serated/pinking edge. I LOVE these scissors. These are left overs from garment days. In the 40 years I've owned them, have never needed sharpening; work great on any fabric. Have some long and short fiskars, which, honestly, are great. Also got a box set of 5" and 7" scissors from a warehouse going-out-of-business deal. Don't know brand, but these thinks are the cat's patootey! Except for the singers, don't really pay attention to whether I am cutting fabric or paper...doesn't seem to matter. Read elsewhere ages ago that paper does not dull scissors. Can't disagree. Paper clips on the other hand.....

I have a pair purchased at Joanne's years ago and so can't remember the price. Don't think they were more than $20. They have black plastic exterior/handles and are very light. They're wonderful. They're the only pair I hide! :-)

I have the 8" bent handle shears, and a pair of 4" Gingher scissors...also have the pinking shears. They are pricey, but worth it...I really like the sharpness of the scissors.

I highly recommend you send Gingers back to the company. The cost is minimal and they come back like new.
I had mine shapened at the local quilt shop with a
"scissors man" and he ruined them. He filed off the point. I sent them back and believe I got a new pair as replacement. So my recommendation is ONLY have Gingher sharpen/repair them.

I have the little thread snappers and the golden handle ones (large 8 in. ?) I like both but the big ones are heavy. I looked on amazon for the cheapest ones and ordered online.

Ginghers use to be the best you could buy. Now other brands are just as good. Ginghers are sold on Amazon for $15- $23. I bought several pair as house scissors. No one asks where the good scissors are or bothers my sewing room scissors. I have many different brands but I don't use scissors that much when making a quilt. There is only one pair of scissors I am protective of, my Nogent scissors.

I've got a pair of Mundial scissors with a cushioned handle that cut beautifully...got them with a coupon at Hobby Lobby. They are comfortable to use.

I bought a light weight ( black) pair of gingers at Jo Ann's with a coupon about 15 years ago, they still cut beautifully and then a small embroidery pair. never use anything else! Except my rotary cutter of course! LOL

I have a lot of them picked them up over time at Joanns

Thank you for letting me know I can send my Ginghers back to the company to be sharpened and adjusted. I have a pair that is hard to use because something is out of whack.

I have a pair of the 8 inch spring loaded scissors that were given to me as a going away present when I was leaving Hancocks. They cut like a hot knife through soft butter! And the spring loaded part keeps my hands from getting so tired.

As a younger boy I had a pair of clause that I saved up for. My brother used them to trim the roses. They were never the same again... After that I got a pair of mundial and kept a large padlock on them, locking the handles together. Didn't have to worry about them getting ruined. I still have them but need to sharpen them.

Ginghers are not what they used to be.Fiskars bought them out,that's why they seem to be more reasonable.....

I have a pair and love them, but as some others said .. they do get heavy , and I find myself reaching for the light weight fiskars.

My large Gingher scissors are off-limits too and have required no maintenance in the 30 years I have owned them. I also have the solid chrome nippers (at leas I think they are chrome!) which are super incredible!

I love my Ginghers. I have several pairs in various sizes. I do buy them a Joann's when they are on sale. I was told to only send them back to Gingher to have them sharpen. However, in 15 years I"ve never had to have mine sharpened. I'm very anal about my scissors and they are only used to cut fabric. Since I primarily use natural fiber fabrics the edge lasts a long time.

Sometimes if you watch Ebay you can pick them up for around $25.00, I manage to get myself and some friends the fancy ones, but watch it for sometimes people bid them way up.

You are right you can send them in to Gingher to sharpen them.

I bought a gingher rotary cutter and don't feel it has much advantage over my other rotary cutter

I have 6 pair of Gingher scissors. They are a combination of sizes. About a year ago I sent them to Gingher's to have them sharpened and adjusted. It cost me $6 a pair. I got them back in about a month. All sharpened and adjusted. My oldest ones are over 25 years old. I love them.

Love my Ginghers. Got them at LQS while they were on sale. Use them only for cutting fabric, keep them in the box they came in, and keep them in a dresser draw with other quilting supplies. Out of sight of anyone looking for scissors to cut something else.

Although I have at least six pairs of Ginghers, I still prefer my Fiskars. We use to order them through our County Extension Office. I ordered an 8 inch pair for my mother (she chose them), she decided they were to heavy for her and gave them to me and I gave them to a friend. I also found a pair in a treadle cabinet I purchased at an auction. I do use my embroidery ones mostly when I embroider and hand quilt. But for cutting I grab my Fiskars Soft Grips. I still have the first pair of Fiskars I purchased over 30 years ago and have never had to have them sharpened.

I have had a pair of Ginghers for 10+ years, got them at a midnight sale at JoAnn's. They were hidden from the husband and kids for a long time, then when they found my hiding spot they were all threatened to within an inch of their lives if they ever used them without permission and educated on the care & handling of 'good' scissors. I love them still!

I have the longer Gingher scissors and as well as Gingher pinking shears that I bought when I was pregnant with my 36 year old daughter! I need to send the pinking shears in because they don't cut right. I place my cutting scissors back in the shield/cover and box after use and keep my pinking shears in its original box. I keep them out of sight and reach of anyone, and keep cheap plastic handle scissors in the kitchen, office and sewing room in case someone wants to cut something out, they won't be reaching for my prized Ginghers!

I have an 8" pair, and a 4" pair. Love both! They are also off limits to others in the house. :)

I bought mine at a LQS and then I found them at amazon for half the price.