Need a new pair of scissors

I'm thinking about replacing mine soon or having them sharpened. I was wondering what kind of scissors you use. Mine are Fiskars and everytime I see Gingher's on sale at JoAnn's I think about buying a pair but haven't yet.

Id like a new pair too, mine must be about 20yrs old, I'll be interested to see what answers you get. I need to replace embroidery scissors too, anyone have thoughts on them?

I think all mine are Fiskars... they work good...

For a good basic scissors I really like Fiskars with the titanium blades.

Gimpy - I love my little 4" Omnigrid S-4. It's nice and sharp with needle point blades.

I just recently got the new Kay Buckley scissors for cutting my fused applique pieces. It's a beauty!! I got the bigger one - didn't think I should splurge on both at once, but I just have to get the smaller one soon. I ordered through Ami Simms' web site because she gives so much to Alzheimers' research - - just in case anyone is thinking of ordering those I just had to put in a pitch for Ami.

thanks Qbee... I think I will order a pair thru her.... I do a lot of applique and would like a nice little pair...

I have a drawer full of scissors ...all types and priced from $70 down to supermarket cheapies . What do I use most ? for cutting fusible I have a pair of Fiskars curved blade which were only cheap. Foe cutting my applique as I sew I use a pair of very pointy embroidery scissors ....wish I knew where I purchased them from . I know they were cheap and I LOVE them . For general purpose use I use a pair of 5 or 6 inch from the supermarket . If they get blunt I just buy another pair [ usually every few years] I have several different sizes in these supermarket scissors that I use for cutting template plastic , paper etc. Doesn't matter if I damage them in any way because they are cheap and easily obtainable. What don't I like or use ? ...... all the expensive ones !! Have never had a pair yet that suit my hands or that I feel comfortable with . Except for a pair of Gngher embroidery scissors that were a gift and I have never used them . I am " saving " them Don't know what for I am quite happy with what i use and the only ones that I think sometimes I might like to have are those ones like the Arm Wrestler types with the very big holes in the handles [ for my arthriticy fingers] but I am concerned that they may also be too heavy for me . This is a problem I find with some of the more expensive ones.

maybe I should just get mine sharpened - now there's a novel idea LOL!!!! Henny Penny I have two little pair of embroidery scissors with fake tortishell handles, dont know where i got them but they were cheap and the best ones i ever had LOL

Gimpy the ones that I buy from Woolies supermarket have those fake tortishell handles

I use Fiskars and Ginger... both work well...one less expensive than the other. I too have thought about purchasing Kay Buckly scissors through Ami .... these look very nice and have been designed by a quilter for a quilter.

I have been looking for quite some time for a pair of small pinking shears. I was thinking they would be good for applique instead of clipping curves..just can't find a pair small enough. I think the big ones would be too difficult to get close to the edge.
The Kay Buckly scissors look interesting.

My mother had the nicest little embroidery scissors that "got away" somehow after her death. No one will own up to having them. If I were the type I'd go pilfering through both of my sisters' houses and find them.....Of course I'm not like that. Maybe I could get Memaw to do it for me. My sisters can't even thread a needle, so they wouldn't use them anyway.

I might just stick with the Fiskars. I have the titanium and I've been pleased, just thought maybe there was something much better. I also have a small pair I keep at the sewing machine, 4 or 5 inches I believe.

Thanks for the input.


Jill

Well, if you were going to spend money on an expensive scissors. . . maybe you'd like to get one of these! The Superior Thread Snippers. I thought $29.95 was expensive but treated myself, and it's my absolute favorite!!! I keep it next to my sewing machine at all times. http://www.superiorthreads.com/shop/product/superior-snippers/

I have a bunch of little snippers that someone picked up at a flea market in Az for $2.00 .. I love them and they are the best for cutting threads very close... use them everyday while I am sewing..

I have several pairs, including both of those brands. My fav, however, was old when my grandma gave it to my mother as a wedding gift.