Originally Posted by
Gee Hope
The nips are used for snipping thread. Ring slides over finger (I think ring finger) as you hold the nips in the palm of your hand. I worked in a sewing factory years ago and used one.
I also worked in a sewing factory and used one of these. I placed my thumb on top of the snips with my pointer finger on the bottom side of the snips and a finger through the loop. We used them to cut all the hanging threads after the garment was sewn. BrendaK