Sewing and Tailor Scissors

Sewing scissors are 20 cm (8 inch) tailor shears that cut fabric clean and long along the grain; stainless steel blades and a handle that sits in the hand. This page gathers all the sewing scissors at Hobianna: Taksun 8 inch tailor shears and fabric scissors with clear plastic handles. Used for cutting cotton, linen, felt and patchwork blocks. Small thread scissors are in Embroidery Scissors, zigzag cutting in Pinking Shears, all scissors in Scissors.

Scissor Care

Fabric shears cut fabric only; paper and card blunt the blade. Wipe the blades with a dry cloth after cutting and put a drop of machine oil on the joint now and then. In patchwork the shears and a magnetic minder stay together on the cutting table.