miholmes

Gingher's are GREAT! And I believe they are still 40% off at Joann's for the moment. That, their rotary cutters and the big Olfa mats. :) So At that savings I would say to get the Gingher dress shears and then a pair of their small embroidery scissors. That's just my opinion though. :)

Here's what I have and they are on a GREAT sale! :)

http://www.joann.com/joann/catalog/p...RODID=prd12802

http://www.joann.com/joann/catalog/p...RODID=prd31916

So you'll be spending around $34 plus tax but it's a great deal for these scissors. :)

Aurora

I still use my first pair of Fiskars, purchased in the early 70's when I sewed all my own clothes. They have never been sharpened and still are my first choice for fabric cutting. I have added other Fiskars as I find them on sale because I like to have several backups.

dunster

I like Kai for scissors and shears.

http://www.kaiscissors.com/category.php?category_id=50

bobstassi

I like Fiskars, they come in all sizes from nippers to shears. They also sell a small sharpener (I got mine from Amazon) that keeps them amazingly sharp. I even used it to rescue a pair of scissors that my mother in law used to cut ribbon with wire embeded in it.

mhansen6

I just bought a pair of Fiskar scissors that say they are the sharpest scissors around. I love them. They are a little more expensive than the regular Fiskars but well worth the money.

frostbaa

I have a pair of Ginghers that my parents gave me for Christmas when I was a teen, I'm 54 now. I have bought two more pair since then. I give them as gifts also.
They cost a bit, but Joanns has a sale on them every once in awhile. Or you can use one of their coupons, 40-50% off sometimes. Makes them more reasonable. If you can wait put them on your Christmas/birthday list. With the years of wear you get out of them, they are well worth the price.

MS quilter

Try on Ebay. I got some Ginghers very reasonably. You have to be patient & shop but it can be done.

catrancher

I like my Ginghers. I have some little Gingher snips that my mother bought me about 40 years ago. They're still sharp as can be.

catrancher

P. S. This website has good prices on sewing supplies:

http://www.jhittlesewing.com/sewing/catalog.php

acjacques

I have 2 pairs of the Fiskars soft touch 8-inch scissors, and also the 4-inch soft touch. I find these easy to handle with my arthritic hands, and can be used either left or right handed. I also have several pairs that friends have given me - one pair was even gold plated, but it was too heavy. I was using Weiss scissors until they came up with the softtouch.