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Ginghers are great but I do love my Westcot Titaniums!
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Ditto for Ginghers, very good scissors...
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Gingher scissors. I've had my set for 10 years and they still cut like butter. :) I love them!
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Originally Posted by dunster
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Kai scissors are wonderful, and less expensive than some of the other brands. I bought a bunch of different types online, soon after I started quilting, on the recommendation of several friends who loved theirs. Recently I have seen them at several quilt shows.
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GINGHERS..I have had many others, and have kept a pair of Havel pointed snips, but for scissors...it is ALL Ginghers now!
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You can't beat Ginghers. Buy them at Joann's with your coupon. I did in 1994 and haven't had them sharpened yet. Still cutting right along. FABRIC ONLY!!!!
Originally Posted by Drue
(Post 4973709)
I love Ginghers...I have a couple of pairs... bent shears and curved embroidery. They keep their edge longer than most and they can be resharpened when necessary. I have another pair that I got for Christmas my first year in high school..many, many years ago and they are still in very good shape. I also use Fiskars because I have tendonitis in my thumbs and I like the spring action of them if I'm doing a lot of fashion sewing. If cutting straight lines for blocks, I use my rotary cutter.
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Fiskars are made by the second oldest incorporated business in the world, Fiskars Corporation of Finland. They are also the makers of, you guessed it, Gingher scissors and shears.
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Ginghers or plain old cheasp Friskars. when the Friskars get missused on paper etc. they get demoted to the kitchen household for all purpose use.
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I bought two sizes of the Karen Kay Buckley scissors and while I find the serrated edge on the smaller (use for embroidery) are great at grabbing the floss I find I don't like that same characteristic in the larger scissors. Makes it a little harder to cut fabric in a straight line because they want to grab the fabric. I think I'm going to replace the large scissors with a pair of Gingher. I have the Gingher thread nippers and absolutely love them. If they aren't right by my machine I go into panic mode. LOL!!
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I really like my Fiskars with the spring action but they are great.
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