What's the best brand of sewing scissors?
It's time for me to invest in some good sewing scissors for cutting fabric, and I'm wondering what brand(s) you all would recommend. I also need a good pair of pinking shears. Thank you for your advice!
Kai is my favorite right now... nice balance in the hand, cuts through anything reasonable (6 plies of heavy cotton twill is common for me). Very sharp. Kai will resharpen/recondition for $5. Buy the longest shears you can use fully for cutting out patterns... by keeping the bottom blade flat on the table and cutting fully from pivot to tip, you can minimize all sorts of nasty jaggies and inaccuracies. http://www.kaiscissors.com Not a whole lot more expensive than Fiskars. Better balance than Gingher.
I can't help you with pinkers: I'm still using my grandmother's Wiss pinkers that have to be 70 years old now.
If you decide you like Gingher (which is a popular choice), Costco has an excellent deal now if you need some specialty scissors, too -- as I recall it's about 8 pair of various types for around $80, The only problem is that there's no 10 or 11" pair of dressmakers in the set. The set is usually stocked around the office supply area.
Fiskars has a rather unique type called "soft touch":
http://www.epinions.com/review/Fiskars_Brands_Soft_Touch_Scissors/content_412426473092
If you've got arthritis or very large hands, these are excellent for comfort. They are not nearly the quality of Gingher or Kai, but they'll get the job done. And they're widely available and not all that expensive. They also make great decoy scissors if your family wants to swipe your sewing scissors.
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