FroggyinTexas

You cannot believe the number of people who need sharp implements for their work. Hairdressers, meat cutters, metal workers, etc., all require sharp implements. You can find a person who does sharpening in the yellow pages (if there is one inyour area) or by Googling scissors sharpeners. The truth is, however, that if your scissors are every day scissors--not your good Ginghers, et.al.-- you will be better off to replace them because a good sharpener will charge enough for his/her work that you could buy everyday scissors for less than you would pay for sharpening.

sgraves1959

Walmart sells a sharpener for scissors. They use it to sharpen theirs, expensive and it works.

Grandma Mary

I used my Pampered Chef knife sharpener to sharpen my paper cutting scissors! :lol:

bjchad

Ikea has a set of three pairs of scissors for about $2-$3 a set. They are very good. Good enough for fabric. And they sell ( or did) a sewing kit for about $7 with shears that are fabulous. As good cutting as scissors four or five times as expensive.

writerwomen

Before married I bought a very expensive pair and ruined the blade on neting for the petticoat of my wedding gown. I sent them to the company and paid a hefty price to be redone. Since then they lay in storage for only very fine satins and silks. I've found for everyday use inexpensive- not the cheapest but not the top of the line wor just as well and I don't cry when one of the kids hapens to grab them or my husband uses them on a fabric that damages the blade. At the begining of the school year Walmart carries a pencil pouch size sewing kit for college bound kids averaging around 7.00. The scissors in them though not high quality are good enough for every day. When they get dull I run them through my round flint stone knife sharpener.

Thusnelda

Aah, that's the reason why my boyfriend is so good at sharpening knives, he used to work as a forestry worker.

vickimc

if you dont get the correct angle on them, they wont cut. so sorry.

Debra Mc

Hancock has their Gingher scissors on sale for $21.00 or so. Find a store & get you some of these as well as a pad lock with a long tongue to lock them up with. Bad boy but he is sleeping with the dog.

Suziuki

One of my LQS's has a butcher shop next door that has some one come on a regular basis is sharpen the knives, so she gets her customers to bring their scissors is just before he is due to come and gets him to do them at the same time as he does the butcher knives.

I have been lucky, my dad has always done mine and like someone else said "Better than new".

handquilter

I learned 60 years ago to hid my scissors from my husband.For some reason they just can't sharpon them right.Handquilter