I’ve found my much-loved Gingher shears – carefully packed away.  It had been the “carefully-packed away where” part that was giving me trouble.

Of course, pretty much anyone who sews can appreciate how much their scissors mean to them!

Fabric shears are such a personal tool – even if you’re fine with sharing other supplies, most sewers that I know would be hard-pressed to share their shears.

And heaven forbid your kids or spouse pick them up!  If they even glance at a piece of paper in the room… well, I leave that to your imagination

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I have to admit, I’m pretty obsessive about my good scissors – I even have my DH trained… If the scissors have my name on them, don’t touch!

But even the most meticulous care won’t keep your fabric scissors from going dull eventually (especially if you’re cutting polar fleece!)  Do you trust your lovely scissors to a mall kiosk?

Ask your hair stylist or your dog groomer where they get their scissors sharpened.   Their scissors can cost hundreds of dollars, and you can bet that they’ll send them to the best place in town to be sharpened!

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tip of the day – sharpening scissors