Scissor preference?

Not necessarily, Pauline. These Ginghers that I've used so many years have
come from Brazil and Mexico. I have a very fine pair (well, they were twenty
years ago) from Germany but the pair that are rather ho-hum status are also
German.
When I looked at all the kinds available now, I was certainly
overwhelmed. That's why I was wondering about the other brands. And I
wondered about TSWLTH but suspected that they would go for a bargain price
rather than a fine quality.
The only cutting edge created here in the swamp is grown by the gators,
very effective but rather violent. Polly

"Pauline O'Connell" wrote in message
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I have been told that the Ginghers that are made in Europe are better than
wherever else Ginghers makes their scissors. I've also been told that
most
of the Ginghers that TSWLTH carries are not made in Europe - although, I
did
check a pair last year with the decorative handles & they were made in
Europe. My scissors are made in Italy, but the sheath is made in Germany.
I also got a pair of tester scissors from Fred, who posts here from time
to
time, that I really like. They are lightweight, like a Fiskars, but seem
to
me to be sharper. It says Heritage 7241 on them, but I don't think that's
the brand, I think it's the style number.

Pauline
"Cynthia Mason" wrote in message
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I have Ginghers but just bought Fiskars Soft touch and just love them.
I also bought the pinking sears.. I like their rotary cutter so well..I
just went with them. Several of the stores where I buy fabric use them
to cut the fabric and they find they like them better than anything
else.

Polly,

As far as I know, the Ginghers at JoAnns are the same as Ginghers anywhere
else.

I tell our customers that Ginghers are like the "Cadillac" of scissors and
to smack
anybody else who touches them!

If you love the Ginghers, get them again. Scissors may go on sale over the
Memorial Day weekend sale or you can use a coupon from your mailer.

At work, I use the Fiskars with the spring that opens them for you. I
figure if I am
cutting fabric several days a week, I should spare as much wear and tear on
my
hands as possible.

Happy Stitching,
Janet of Gar (working for TSWLTH for 4 1/2 years)

"Polly Esther" wrote in message
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Not necessarily, Pauline. These Ginghers that I've used so many years have
come from Brazil and Mexico. I have a very fine pair (well, they were
twenty
years ago) from Germany but the pair that are rather ho-hum status are
also
German.
When I looked at all the kinds available now, I was certainly
overwhelmed. That's why I was wondering about the other brands. And I
wondered about TSWLTH but suspected that they would go for a bargain price
rather than a fine quality.
The only cutting edge created here in the swamp is grown by the gators,
very effective but rather violent. Polly

"Pauline O'Connell" wrote in message
. com...
I have been told that the Ginghers that are made in Europe are better
than
wherever else Ginghers makes their scissors. I've also been told that
most
of the Ginghers that TSWLTH carries are not made in Europe - although, I
did
check a pair last year with the decorative handles & they were made in
Europe. My scissors are made in Italy, but the sheath is made in
Germany.
I also got a pair of tester scissors from Fred, who posts here from time
to
time, that I really like. They are lightweight, like a Fiskars, but seem
to
me to be sharper. It says Heritage 7241 on them, but I don't think
that's
the brand, I think it's the style number.

Pauline
"Cynthia Mason" wrote in message
...
I have Ginghers but just bought Fiskars Soft touch and just love them.
I also bought the pinking sears.. I like their rotary cutter so well..I
just went with them. Several of the stores where I buy fabric use them
to cut the fabric and they find they like them better than anything
else.

Don't worry Roberta,

You are not the only one. My Mom always made sure that we had decent
scissors when she sent us off to school (not those cheap nasty ones that
won't
cut anything), so I got used to having good scissors. Now I have several
pairs
all stashed in different places around the house.

Happy stitching,
Janet of Gar


"Roberta Zollner" wrote in message
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All my scissors are Fiskars, all 10-11 pairs, except for the 6 pairs of
very small appliqué and embroidery scissors that live in various sewing
boxes. (2 pairs of those were gifts anyway.) Maybe if Ginghers had been
readily available, I would have tried them, but never had problems with
Fiskars. Do you truly own only 3 pairs of scissors? (OK, I confess to a
bit of scissors fetish, but that's all right, isn't it?)
Roberta in D

"Polly Esther" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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All three of my favorite Ginghers are worn and aging. They've been
sent
back to Gingher and restored but still have millions of miles on them.
The
7" dressmaker shears don't have the points they once had, the serrated
edge
ones won't cut just anything from stem to stern and the precious little
curved embroidery ones can't clip into appliqué turns as they once did. I
am
not saying that I'm sure I'm willing to try another brand - they have
served
me well. Just in case I have a flash of an open mind, have any of you
found
anything you think is wonderful? Polly

Ginghers. :-) Although I also have a pair of Klasse embroidery
scissors that are very nice too.

Maureen

Polly Esther wrote:

All three of my favorite Ginghers are worn and aging. They've been sent
back to Gingher and restored but still have millions of miles on them. The
7" dressmaker shears don't have the points they once had, the serrated edge
ones won't cut just anything from stem to stern and the precious little
curved embroidery ones can't clip into appliqué turns as they once did. I am
not saying that I'm sure I'm willing to try another brand - they have served
me well. Just in case I have a flash of an open mind, have any of you found
anything you think is wonderful? Polly

I also really love my fiskars. I have a three of their soft touch pairs (2
micro tip and a no. 8) and will not use anything else. The springs make
them easy on the hands and they cut beautifully. One of my small pairs I
bought sometime when I was still in high school (graduated a little over 10
yrs. ago). I used them for plastic canvas work at the time. They have
never been sharpened and do still do great cutting fabric and threads. And
their customer service personnel was wonderful helping me to find covers for
them when Joann's stopped caring them!! NAYY just a very happy customer!

--
Charlotte
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"Polly Esther" wrote in message
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All three of my favorite Ginghers are worn and aging. They've been sent
back to Gingher and restored but still have millions of miles on them.
The
7" dressmaker shears don't have the points they once had, the serrated
edge
ones won't cut just anything from stem to stern and the precious little
curved embroidery ones can't clip into appliqué turns as they once did. I
am
not saying that I'm sure I'm willing to try another brand - they have
served
me well. Just in case I have a flash of an open mind, have any of you
found
anything you think is wonderful? Polly

In article . net,
"Polly Esther" wrote:

All three of my favorite Ginghers are worn and aging. They've been sent
back to Gingher and restored but still have millions of miles on them. The
7" dressmaker shears don't have the points they once had, the serrated edge
ones won't cut just anything from stem to stern and the precious little
curved embroidery ones can't clip into appliqué turns as they once did. I am
not saying that I'm sure I'm willing to try another brand - they have served
me well. Just in case I have a flash of an open mind, have any of you found
anything you think is wonderful? Polly


Polly, I have Fiskars shears and Gingher shears. I've gotten to the
point where the Ginghers are always kept out of sight (so DH won't try
to cut carpet or something with them!), and the Fiskars are hung on the
wall rack for all to see. There's nothing wrong with the Fiskars, but
they just don't cut the same way the Ginghers do. JMHO.

That said, my all-purpose thread snips for machine sewing are Fiskars
(though I have a pair of Ginghers for hand sewing). My appliqué scissors
(neglected most of the time g) were a gift from someone in France --
from a city known for their scissors and knives.
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AKA Dame Sandy, Minister of Education

There is nothing like a gingher - I admit to prejudice. But everything has
a shelf life and it appears you just need to replace the ones you have.

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"Polly Esther" wrote in message
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All three of my favorite Ginghers are worn and aging. They've been sent
back to Gingher and restored but still have millions of miles on them.
The
7" dressmaker shears don't have the points they once had, the serrated
edge
ones won't cut just anything from stem to stern and the precious little
curved embroidery ones can't clip into appliqué turns as they once did. I
am
not saying that I'm sure I'm willing to try another brand - they have
served
me well. Just in case I have a flash of an open mind, have any of you
found
anything you think is wonderful? Polly

On Tue, 17 May 2005 13:05:35 +0200, "Roberta Zollner"
wrote:

All my scissors are Fiskars, all 10-11 pairs, except for the 6 pairs of very
small appliqu? and embroidery scissors that live in various sewing boxes. (2
pairs of those were gifts anyway.) Maybe if Ginghers had been readily
available, I would have tried them, but never had problems with Fiskars. Do
you truly own only 3 pairs of scissors? (OK, I confess to a bit of scissors
fetish, but that's all right, isn't it?)
Roberta in D

I think you are supposed to have at least one pair per room, plus one
pair in each current project bag. I don't have that many yet, but
soon will.
Debra in VA

Well I love my Gingers and wouldnt buy anything else having tried them

Flossy

On Tue, 17 May 2005 03:34:12 GMT, "Polly Esther"
wrote:

All three of my favorite Ginghers are worn and aging. They've been sent
back to Gingher and restored but still have millions of miles on them. The
7" dressmaker shears don't have the points they once had, the serrated edge
ones won't cut just anything from stem to stern and the precious little
curved embroidery ones can't clip into appliqué turns as they once did. I am
not saying that I'm sure I'm willing to try another brand - they have served
me well. Just in case I have a flash of an open mind, have any of you found
anything you think is wonderful? Polly


I have a pair of Gingher dressmaker's shears and a pair of their
embroidery scissors. Got them at TSWLTH when the shears were on sale
and I had a 50% off coupon to use on the embroidery scissors.
Wouldn't swap either pair for anything else.

I also have a pair of english made shears and a pair of german made
pinking shears. No idea who the makers were as I got them at a thrift
shop.
All I know for certain about them is the english shears have a gold
plated guard on the blades and both pair are really excellent quality.
I had them in to the scissor fellow and he sharpened and tightened
them and told me they should be in good shape for at least another
quarter century. By gosh having pinking shears fixed up costs a good
bit! Since I can't get a decent pair locally and at the time had no
internet it was worth it though.

I have never had much luck with Fiskers or any of the ergonomic
scissors. I don't know if it's that I have used regular shears for so
long and haven't gotten the knack of holding the ergonomic ones
properly, or if I have just managed to consistantly get bum pairs.
Singer scissors are all right for snipping threads and suchlike light
duty, but the blades just aren't good enough or heavy use IMHO.

DH got me a pair of electric scissors once. It was sweet of him to
think of it. They were just horrible though.

NightMist

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