quiltmaker

[quote=jackkip]I was a Gingher girl through and through...that is until I tried Kai. Kai is a hard to find brand, but they are available online. I bought my at the Houston quilt show. They have the best edge and are so lightweight. I still have a my Ginghers, but I find myself never reaching for them. Kai all the way

They are fabulous and you can go to http://www.kaiscissors.com and find all the ones you might want.

watterstide

if she does pattern sewing,i mean garments..Ginghers are wonderful, get the bent or angles pair for her.
for paper cutting, get her a pair of fiskers..

sale or coupon!

Nettie

Olivia's Grandma,

How did you end up with 200 scissors? What do you do with them all?

My gosh, I bid on old scissors at auctions but I may have ten if that.

Nettie

katsewnsew

I have several different brands, but I always go for the Ginghers. 2 pr of my Ginghers are 30 yrs old and work wonderfully!

freezeframe03

There are sewing scissors that aren't Gingher?!

Zephyr

My husband bought me a pair of Gingher's a long time ago for Christmas. I was so surprised but then so was he, he had purchased left handed scissors! No problem, we returned them for right handed. I have never had to have them sharpened but they only cut material.

pieces

I have a pair of Fiskars from JoAnns. Used my 40% off coupon.
I use them to trim the stabilizer from my machine embroidery.
They stay very sharp. The blade is about 3 inches. I am a lefty and the pair I bought has straight handles so they can be used for leftt or right handed people.
My husband wanted a pair of scissors for work, he is a mechanic, he needed something to cut out gaskets and stuff, he bought a pair of the Fiskars, using another 40% off coupon. He bought a pair with longer blades and he has said they are still very sharp after using and abusing them for several years.
I think his has the long straight handles as well, the ones with the holes in the handles will hurt your thumbs if cutting a heavy product.

Kate

Ginghers

patsyo56721

If she is crafting & sewing she should not use her sewing sissors for her crafting.......

buttonhead

The Gingher plant in Greensboro, NC had a two weekend sale you would have loved. I didn't know there were so many types of Gingher scissors. Needless to say, we didn't come away empty handed.