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02-16-2012, 10:49 AM

#61

quilter56

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Ginghers Love them. They have one that has a plastic body and a metal blade now and they are so light! Get when Joanns has sale and they are very cheap.

02-16-2012, 11:01 AM

#62

MissQuilter

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Quote:

Originally Posted by gingerd

I do have the small snip Gingher's. I like those. I haven't looked at their larger scissors. Maybe I'll start there and see what they offer.

Thanks much!

Love, love, love all my Ginghers..... Watch for 50% off coupons and it is really a great bargain!!!!

02-16-2012, 11:17 AM

#63

Dawnmarieodya

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Because I have a hard time with my right hand and wrist I bought a good pair of Fiskars because I dont have to put my hand through two circles. It makes cutting so much easier. I bought two sizes,one sm for little work,one large work to be done. Make sure you have good seam rippers,it makes a difference in how fast you can rip.Good luck Dawn

02-16-2012, 01:50 PM

#64

Olivia's Grammy

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How many have said Ginghers? I love them. I started collecting them til they got very expensive. I have over 200 pairs of scissers so I really need to stop buying them.

02-16-2012, 02:06 PM

#65

bjchad

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Depends on what for. I love my short pointy ginghers for snipping threads and using like a seam ripper. But for sewing shears i love the ones that come in the IKEA sewing kit. The whole kit is about $15 and also has a needle threader, thread snippers, taylors chalk, pibs and etc. Also good are the IKEA 3 pack. 2 short and one long for about $3 and all good scissors.

02-16-2012, 03:16 PM

#66

carolynjo

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I love my Ginghers! They are about27 years old and have never been sharpened. They are light weight for arthritic hands.

02-16-2012, 03:49 PM

#67

onaemtnest

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Quote:

Originally Posted by dunster

Kai scissors are wonderful, and less expensive than some of the other brands. I bought a bunch of different types online, soon after I started quilting, on the recommendation of several friends who loved theirs. Recently I have seen them at several quilt shows.

http://kaiscissors.com/

On the recommendation of several quilters and hand stitching friends I bought some Kai Scissors in different sizes too! WOW are they sharp ~ stay sharp I'm a believer!

I have Ginghers, like them very much, however like others have said, I find them heavy now that I'm getting older. I have Fiskars like them very much. I have Gingher snips for hand sewing, I like them very much. Mundial snips and I hear they will replace those blades for life I'm told....very nice.

I have to say the year or so that I've had the Kai I'm so very over-the-moon happy with them....free/fast shipping is a plus. I have several different sizes and I believe they are still as sharp as the day I got them.

http://kaiscissors.com/

Last edited by onaemtnest; 02-16-2012 at 04:01 PM.

02-16-2012, 04:10 PM

#68

susie-susie-susie

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I love my Ginghers and my Fiskars aren't too bad either. I have a couple of old Wiss scissors that need sharpening. I remember when Wiss was the cream of the crop. Wonder what happened to the manufacturer?
Sue