What are these scissors used for?

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02-22-2011, 03:05 PM

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donnajean

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Showing our age! Yes, I learned to do buttonholes by hand when I was a teenager.

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They are for cutting buttonholes. Probably old enough to be before machine made button holes. I can remember learning to stitch buttonholes by hand. As I remember you cut first and then stitched. Remember my mother getting a buttonholer for her old singer treadle. ( She sewed a lot of clothes when I was young.). Then when she got her electric zigzag machine it was off to the races. That was in the early 60's. I was about ten.

02-22-2011, 03:13 PM

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http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_you...nhole_scissors

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Okay, what are buttonhole scissors - or should I say how do you use them?

Thank you. How interesting.

02-22-2011, 04:06 PM

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shawnemily

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My grandma Susie had a pair of these. I wonder where they ended up? HHHMMMMMMMM

02-22-2011, 04:07 PM

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yolanda

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I can't imagine sewing a button hole by hand! I admire those of you that can do it.

02-22-2011, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by pennijanine

Those are buttonhole scissors.

dito i have my moms old pair you used the screw to regulate how large your button hole would be

02-22-2011, 04:43 PM

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Dogwood Quilter

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I also have a pair that belonged to my grandmother. My mom would be almost 105 if she were still alive so I can only guess how old they might be.

02-22-2011, 05:00 PM

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KathyAire

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Originally Posted by pennijanine

Those are buttonhole scissors.

Interesting. I've never heard of such a thing.

02-22-2011, 05:12 PM

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Nanamoms

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Hmmm, interesting. It would take me forever to figure out how to use them! Wonder if they could be used to trim applique when machine embroidering? You could set the length/width/whatever.