Recommendations please: Best Scissors/snips for fine cuts
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Karen Kay Buckley's. Sharp as all get-out! Keep Band-aids close by and your eyes at all times on your work. Ask me why I say this. Seriously, best applique scissors ever. Never regretted the cost. Zero frustration like you can experience with lesser quality.
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another vote here for Karen Kay Buckleys! I like the teeny red handled curved blade ones for snipping threads. they are super duper sharp though, i make sure to keep the cover on when I'm not using them. they're on Amazon and several local shops here carry them
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And you are right they are much easier to find now. I found them on Amazon.
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The Appliquick scissors are better then Ginghers, I put my Ginghers in the kitchen drawer. I use the Karen Kay Buckley and Havel's for all cutting not just for detail work. I have explained to both my DDs the quality of my Appliquick scissors and how they are not to be tossed in the $1 box at my demise. LOL
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Decisions....Decisions
Decisions....decisions....
*Appliquick
*Havel serrated fabric scissors
*Kai
*Karen Kay Buckley's Perfect Scissors
They all look like a good bet.
Thanks so much for your replies.
*Appliquick
*Havel serrated fabric scissors
*Kai
*Karen Kay Buckley's Perfect Scissors
They all look like a good bet.
Thanks so much for your replies.
Last edited by thrums; 09-06-2018 at 06:58 PM.
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Thanks to Cari-in-Oly's suggestions I have searched numerous sites and found three scissor designs suggested for applique work: Straight, Bent and Curved. My experience is limited to straight scissors only.
I need to be educated on the functionality of the bent and curved scissors. What are the pros and cons of your preferred scissor's design.
Thanks again!!
I need to be educated on the functionality of the bent and curved scissors. What are the pros and cons of your preferred scissor's design.
Thanks again!!
Cari
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My vote is for Kai...I have the Havel's and love them, but the Kai can get into tiny places much better. I have the straight and curved Kai..I prefer the curved for most applique, as they are easier to maneuver around circles and curves. I use the straight for straight cuts. I started out with just the straight Kai, and they work just fine for circles and curves, but the curved are easier. If you have a lot of trimming to do at one time, another consideration is the handles. Havel's larger finger holes are way more comfortable, while the Kai have small holes, and I find when cutting a lot, my hands cramp up.
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