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I'm in need of a new pair of dressmaking scissors. My $4 pair from the supermarket just don't cut the mustard. Do you have a pair you love and would recommend?
...but would a lightweight pair of Fiskars with ergonomic handles or comfort grip be easier to use? And can you sharpen the ones with serrated edges, or do you not need to?
If you think your scissors make the cut, I'd love to hear about them!
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I have ones like the middle ones in your photos. I like the weight, and they can be used left handed or right handed (although I discovered you can get left handed ones where the blades are the other way around, but i don't get on with left handed scissors, so I sill prefer mine).
Mine have also got the slightly serrated blade on one of the blades and it's fantastic- it stops the fabric from slipping while you're cutting. It took a while to get used to but now I wouldn't be without it. And yes they can be sharpened, i've had mine sharpened, and should probably get them sharpened again, they've had a dull patch from a friend cutting into a pin for almost a year now!
In conclusion i recommend those middle ones. (although mine aren't the super super expensive ones, they were from either spotlight or clegs or somewhere and were somewhere in the $30-50 bracket)
I have Wilkinson 1760s - they are good quality and heavy (but maybe you don't want heavy). I've had them since Uni. I was told my my patternmaking tutor that you should never lend your shears as the blades wear according to the pressure excerted by your hand - and other peoples 'style' puts them out of kilter. Hope that makes sense. When I use work's scissors they feel funny in my hand. Work uses the middle scissors with the red handles. They are popular because they are pretty good quality and reasonable cheap. I own the fiskars at the bottom - but I use them for paper (patternmaking and scrapbooking) and they are pretty good for that - really light, but no sereated edge. You can get fiskars ones now with springs in them, they take some of the pressure off - so if your doing quite a bit of cutting you don't get sore hands as much. Maybe try some of those out if you can. One last nugget of useless info - again from my patternmaking tutor, if the blades feel like they need an oil, rub them over the back of your head - the natural oils from your hair work a treat! Bizarre but true.
My Dad bought me a pair of Gold scissors made in Italy. They are premax and they are the serrated type. I have had them for over 10 years, I was told to cut sandpaper with them to sharpen them but I am too chicken. They still work really well, even thought the kids have been cutting paper now and then.
I had a little llok and it seems that you can purchase them still on the internet. I don't know how much they cost but they have been really good. REALLY GOOD!
hope this helps :-)
Hi A, I love love love my Singer Scissors. They look like the Mundial scissors without the red handles. They are comfortable, they are sharp as sharp after years of not being sharpened, I love them. My son loves them too.... I recently caught him cutting paper with them so we had the 'these are not for paper' talk. Who knows how long they have been used for cutting paper..... either way, they are as perfect as they day I bought them. They are around $60. A x
Ive got a pair of Mundial and i love them!
Hello, My friend has KAI scissors and they are divine and beautiful to cut with, they are pricey but great, just waiting to get myself a pair, you can get them from the scissorman or at spotlight.
I got the ergonomic Fiskars dressmaking scissors years ago and they are fantastic! For little scissors, I also have a pair of ergo Fiskars snips next to my sewing machine, and Gingher embroidery scissors for all the other little cutting, like threads and yarn. Those are beautiful, to look at and use.
I am a big believer in having a bit of wieght to my shears, it allows the scissor to do more of the work and there are less snags
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