zig-zag scissors ??????
09-25-2011, 05:43 AM
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Originally Posted by AlwaysQuilting
I've temporarily sharpened mine by cutting several times thru 0000 sandpaper. Although I'm sure it's a no-no.
09-25-2011, 07:00 AM
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Originally Posted by bearisgray
Anyone know why they are called "pinking" scissors?
Is there some kind of flower called "pinks" that have sort of a jagged edge on their petals?
Is there some kind of flower called "pinks" that have sort of a jagged edge on their petals?
The cut produced by pinking shears may have given its name to (or be derived from) the plant name pink, a flowering plant in the genus Dianthus (commonly called a carnation). The colour pink may have been named after these flowers, although the origins of the name are not definitively known. As the carnation has scalloped, or "pinked", edges to its petals, pinking shears can be thought to produce an edge similar to the flower.
09-25-2011, 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by abdconsultant
i'm going to try the tin foil option for my pinking sheers i've had them for a long time 20 yrs they are Gingher left handed and were expensive when i purchased them. thanks for the post.
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