Losing my Edge

[ewt]

I'm not sure how my sewing scissors got nicks in them as I've been very careful not to use them for anything other than fabric. I may have to replace them; I'll try sharpening first but it may be a lost cause. Argh. Those things are expensive, and having ones that are in good order is pretty much essential to doing any sewing without going insane.

Also, I have wanted to get pinking shears for ages and ahve been putting it off and this just puts it off further. Bah.

Unrelatedly, if anyone knows the whereabouts of my toenail clippers, please inform me at your earliest possible convenience.

Comments

[nitoda]

I *might* have a spare pair of pinking shears - will try to look for them when I can but it won't be immediate as our "loft" storage area is inaccessible right now. I've put the post into my "memories" so hopefully i will be able to remember that someone could use pinking shears and then find the post to remember who!

[siderea]

I'm not sure how my sewing scissors got nicks in them as I've been very careful not to use them for anything other than fabric.

Well, the traditional way to get nicks in one's sewing sheers is to accidentally try to cut through pins holding your fabric together.

The other traditional way is to have one's roomies swipe them to open packages, etc. :/

[ewtikins.livejournal.com]

I baste instead of pin whenever I possibly can, because I hate pins (delicate skin plus clumsiness plus sharp points not a good combination). And nobody who knows me and ahs access to scissors would swipe my sewing scissors for anything non-fabric, certainly not intentionally.

Either option is possible, they just both seem really unlikely.

[nitoda]

pinking shears - apologies - I have now cleared out the loft and haven't found the second pair of pinking shears I thought I had. Sorry!