I just found my pinking shears. I also have electric scissors that I cut long pieces of material with. Love them both.

Pinking shears can be sharpened, so I was told by at my Bernina dealer. I have a Gingher's bought on Ebay. They are in good shape, as I haven't only used them a couple of times.

I have my grandmothers pinking sheers they are so dull I can't use them I remembered she had them sharpened but it was alwys by a special sharpener that came to our town twice a year

thanks for this tip...I have a wonderful pair of Fiskars that I use all the time for clothing but never thought of using them to stop material from unravling.

My DH uses the darning egg for his sox...I refuse to darn sox so he does it....Bless him !

I have wondered if they sell them still also. My mother told me that material would not unravell if you ussed pinking shears

Perhaps someone knows of is place on line where you can send pinking shears to be sharpened. I recall the 'Scissors Sharpening Man' at JoAnns years ago had a special tool for pinking shears. Sharpening of pinking shears was more expensive than regular scissors. Of course I'm no help as to where you might look for sharpening online.

I haven't seen them in the stores, but then, I haven't been looking for them. I still have my original (1958) pinking shears. They were cutting so well for such a long time and then they began to "chew" the fabric. The kiddies may have used them on paper projects. :roll: A few years ago I brought them to Martha Pullen's sewing school in Huntsville and had them professionally sharpened. They're OK, but not as good as they were that very very long time ago.

I also "acquired" my MIL's pinking shears (two pairs). They also do the chewing thing.

Flashback: Does anyone remember the pinker that was attached to a table top? It had a hand crank and all you did was roll the fabric through it and the edges were pinked for you. WE had one in our Home Ec. Dept.

Don't know if it matters but I had a pr sharpened last summer. A long time scissor sharpener man explained why they cost me double. Another lady that used to sharpen told me also --something about they have to be done backwards
compared to ordinary shears.
Yes, stores sell them and these days they are expensive if you want good steel quality but these are not a quilting notion.

i still have my pair, but neverdid use them a lot. it was less stressful on a seam to zig zag the edge if it tended to fray!