SBQ – Do You Have a Scissors Fetish?

Today’s SBQ was suggested by Von and is:

Many of us have a few pairs of embroidery scissors and some even have a “collection”. How many pairs of scissors do you have? Feel free to share a photo of your favorite pair or pairs with us!

Okay, I had to round up my scissors and take a picture. I actually have more than I realized and I still want some more. I’m just afraid to use the good ones. 😉 As usual, click on the thumbnail for a close-up. This photo turned out fairly large and I left it as such, so I didn’t want to slow down the load times on my blog.

The fobs are all gifts, except for the hardanger one, which I made for myself.

The fob that Anne S. made for me (the lovely purple shooting star fob) is attached to my $60 pair of serrated Gingher scissors, specifically recommended by Thea Dueck of The Victoria Sampler for hardanger. Of course, since they are so nice and expensive, they have never been used. In fact, I kept them in the original box until I received the fob from Anne.

The stork scissors were purchased by me at Harrod’s in London when my best (and only) pair of scissors were confiscated on my first flight after 911 (forgot to take them out of my carry-on luggage). They are destined for a special scissors fob that will be stitched from a Textile Heritage kit that I purchased in Edinborough, Scotland on that same trip. The dark purple pair of scissors in the bottom right corner with the bent handle were purchased in the same place and at the same time as the kit (Jenner’s department store in Edinborough).

The purple handled scissors just to the right of the middle of the photograph are the ones I use on a daily basis. I picked them up at JoAnne’s a couple of years ago because they were cute, inexpensive and purple. They have turned out to be the best pair of scissors ever! Because they are heavy-duty, I can use them for anything and they have a slight serration to the blades so they haven’t dulled a bit. I only pull out a different pair of scissors now when I’m doing hardanger work and need the tiny tips. In that case, I use the black pair of scissors with gold tips that are attached to the hardanger fob that I made. These scissors have curved blades which makes it even easier to cut out hardanger sections without accidentally snipping the threads (which I still do from time to time).

I’m such a cheapskate; I don’t think any of these scissors cost me over $10 except for the special, high-end Gingher pair. Which is why I don’t use them! 😆