Today I thought I would take you
on a tour of my scissors. I certainly
can’t claim to have a great selection like some sewing bloggers but I am happy
with those that I do have and thought you might like a little look.
Fiskars Classic Dressmaking
Scissors
I bought these a number of years
ago and they are available at most haberdashers or here (affiliate link). They have served me incredibly well and are
very comfortable to use. They cut
through layered quilts, single fabrics and even denim really smoothly and with
ease. I know lots of sewing friends who
also use these and they are the scissor of choice for workshops at Millie Moon
where I am a tutor.
Pinking Shears
My Mum gifted me a vintage pair
of pinking shears, which are completely blunt but beautiful so I keep those in
my scissor pot just to look at. I don’t
tend to use pinking shears much so have an unbranded pair. They are okay but I do think I would want to
buy some better quality ones if I were to ever need to use them more i.e. if I
increase the amount of dressmaking I do.
I think I would go with my tried and tested Fiskars brand and choose
these (affiliate link).
Snips
When I first started quilting I
bough a pair of Prym Stork Scissors (affiliate link). I love love love these and would highly
recommend them to anyone sewing. They
are super-useful when hand-sewing my English paper pieces, they are great to
take away to use on small projects and are even my scissors of choice when
sewing on a button. They are inexpensive
and would make a great addition to any kit.
I also have a pair of snips that
I received as a free gift some years ago with the Mollie Makes magazine. I love to keep these by my
sewing machine for cutting threads whilst I am working.
I keep all of my scissors in a
lovely jar that my friend Flis bought me as a gift on my hen do. It holds such lovely memories and I love that
it sits in my little crafty corner.
Please tell me, what scissors
would you be lost without?
Comments
Post a Comment