What scissors do you keep at your machine to snip threads, etc?
 

I use my bent-handle scissors for several reasons:

they are easy to pick up as they are not flat on a surface;

the cutting blade lay flat to cut threads;

they are really sharp for cutting off the ears and trimming;

if they get lost under fabric, their bend lets you know where they are hiding; and

they are short and light-weight.

If you have a pair, give them a try. I think you will like them.

I use whichever ones I can find.

Some of my "newer" favorites are manicure scissors that I bought through e-bay when the airlines were confiscating them.

Whichever ones are closest;). I even use my seam ripper to cut threads if it's the only thing handy.

I have two small Fiscars I use. one on my cutting table.

I have a pair of cuticle scissors because it's small and sharp, and I like the curved blade that lets me cut closer.

I use a Mundeal thread sniper. I have had it for many many years.
I like it because it is easy to fit my hand, and has some heft to it.
Mike

I was using a small pair of Fiskars, I think the 4" and a couple of weeks ago I bought a pair of Gingher snips and I have been using those.

I use squeezers. I have at least a half dozen of them bought at different places, curved and straight ones. A pair everywhere I look, but my favorite pair is usually close by wherever I'm working.
https://allstitch.net/product/412-squeezers-thread-nips-1708.cfm

I like them better than small scissors, have you ever got your fingers tangled up in a small pair of scissors?

Cari

I have a pair of Gingher snips that are my favorites. I also have several pair of small scissors (embroidery, cuticle, etc) that i keep by my machines for a quick snip. I have a pair of Squeezers that I was given as a gift. I've never like them. Mine don't seem to cut that well.

I have 2-3 pr of scissors in my top drawer of my sewing table. Two of them are relatively large and one has a very fine 'pinked' blade. I also have a small - 4-6" pair. The small and the non-pinked pair are some no-name brand that I picked up when my father was doing business closeout consolidations. I have to tell you, those 2 pr are the sharpest scissors I have ever used in my lifetime! The blades are razor sharp. I just have to pass the blade near thread and it's cut! So the small pair tend to move from the machine to the cutting table depending on what stage I'm working.

I have a small pair of Fiskars on my machine and those are what I use.

a pair of $3.89 squeezable snips--I find them at quilt shows and always buy 3-4 pairs. They seem to disappear to my daughter at quilt retreats!

I have some Fiskars school scissors that I use at the machine for thread snipping, mostly. It never occurred to me to buy them, but acquired them in a bag of quilting stuff at an estate sale. They work very well.
bkay

Fiskars thread snips at one machine and another brand at the other.

I use my Famore stitch snippet
https://www.softexpressions.com/soft...ons/Scis01.php
Key to keep it handy is to wear it on a retractable reel (pin reel for holding scissors) A very practical item to have, it expands to approx 16".

A pair of snips I put a command hook on the side of my machine and hook them on it so I never loose them.

Scissors at the sewing machine = Gingher Applique Duckbill , bent...for all the reason Suz said.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Gingher-6...&wl13=&veh=sem

snip threads = Superior Clippers from Superior threads. Best clippers/ripper I have ever used : http://www.superiorthreads.com/shop/...ions/snippers/

I use Fiskars Soft touch Easy Action Scissors. They are spring loaded and stay open until you lock them closed. I love just picking them up and squeeze to cut. One easy motion. I have several pairs and keep one at each machine.



http://www.joann.com/fiskars-5in-sof...prefv1=Product

I have several pairs of small scissors with sharp narrow tips. They work well for seam ripping as well as other things. I put a command hook on each machine and hang my scissors on the hook so I don't lose them.

I use Karen Kay Buckley 4" scissors...I have a larger finger and these have a roomy hole for east access...I got them on Amazon. I wear a magnetic scissors keeper on my left shoulder and my scissors are always within reach no mater where I am

I use whatever is in reach. Right now my sewing room is a disaster so you never know what you will find where! :)

I use a 4" pair by Famore, they have pointed special tip for picking back if needed (never need that part,ha,ha!)

I use a favorite pair of small Ginghers at whatever machine I'm at.

I have a tiny pair that was given to me by a friend here is this group for Christmas a few years back. They sit right by the machine nearly all the time.

I have these scissors too. (Karen Kay Buckley 4") I love them. They're very lightweight, easy on the fingers and are always sharp and their lime green handles make them easy to see out of the corner of my eye. Plus, they have a serrated blade, which helps to grab the threads. I use the larger, purple version of this model too. Besides scissors, I usually have a seam ripper around also, to quickly release the bobbin thread from the back.

~ C

I love the little purple pointy scissors from Connecting Threads. They're small, come with a blade cover, and are wicked sharp. The points are really pointy - I use them when I need to get under really tight stitches, too. They slip under stitches that need to come out much better than any of my seam rippers do.

I probably own at least 20 pair by now, I buy them every time they go on sale or if I need to "fluff" an order to get free shipping. I have them by every machine, with every sewing kit, one near the iron, a pair in my purse and another in my car, a pair in my desk at work.... Best little scissors ever, I love them to death.

I loved my little black Gingher squeeze snips and used them for years until I discovered the squeeze ones with the curved cutting blades that grab the thread and you can cut really close with when snipping threads. Famore and Havels brand come to mind.

I purchased the little sun catcher suction cups with hooks attached one to the right front of my machine and hang a small pair of scissors on the hook -- this keeps them always handy for snipping threads. I have one on each machine.

• I love small scissors, so I have lots of them -- one pair for each machine I use and for any machine I may purchase in the future.

I have a small pair of Karen Buckley scissors (the ones with the lime green handles) at my sewing machine.

Please don't make me count how many scissors I have?? I use a small pair of Fiskars usually, but as time goes on, I wind up with several on my cutting mat and ironing board and none by my machine lol

I use whatever is handy. My husband recently put up a pegboard in my sewing room, so I am now painfully aware of my scissor obsession.

I purchased snips at JAs about 4 yrs.ago and I don't see them on their site now, however, the Exquisite Brand Snip-EZE Thread and Embroidery Snips and/or the Rainbow Easy Kut Spring Snips are what I have. I have one that has the flat blades and the other has the curved blades. I got the flat one first then I purchased the curved ones for another machine. I R E A L L Y like the curved the best!!!!!!!!! They are very light weight which is nice. I keep a medium size Command strip on the right side of each machine to put the snips on after each use. It is, however, a habit that needs to be perfected and practiced religously.....(I think I got it now!) Good luck with your choice.

I usually use a small pair of embroidery scissors - sharp to the tip.

I have a lanyard with a pair of embroidery scissors attached that I wear around my neck. However I just got a pair of tiny (but with big finger holes) scissors that has a cab on the end that I'm going to try on my lanyard. That way I or probably won't get stabbed anymore. However I undoubtedly will lose the cap within 5 minutes!

Hubby put one of those metal shelving units above my sewing machine and I bought a magnetic strip from Harbor Freight and put that one the edge of the lowest shelf. I keep my small scissors, Gingher snips, rotary cutter, etc on there but I use the Gingher snips the most, I love them. I found them on eBay a long time ago for 5 dollars a pair and bought 5 of them so I could keep them in different places where I use them.

I put my small sharp scissors on a lanyard and wear it about my neck. I also have scissors on my ironing board, cutting table, but they are always in the wrong place when I need them. I need to get my seam ripper on a lanyard, also. I have 3 of the darn things, but can never find one when I need it.

I like my Gingher snips too. They sit on machine all the time. There when I need them.

I use a pair of the small pointy scissors with the swan handles that I was gifted by my sister-in-law when I first learned to quilt. To keep it from wandering and also to make for easy retrieval when I drop it (as I often do), I have attached it to the sewing machine with a long ribbon that I sewed a loop of elastic to the end. The elastic is attached to the scissors, and allows extra reach when the ribbon is just not long enough. All I did was loop it thru one handle before attaching it to the machine where the cord is at the right side.
When I drop it, I just pull up the ribbon and haul it up to me, rather than having to find it on the floor. LOL I have another one attached to my ironing board the same way. When I am not using the scissors by my machine, I have a pretty spool of thread that I use to hold them, by turning the point down in the hole of the spool.