tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312158.post1204762461418188349..comments2024-03-25T18:52:36.767-07:00Comments on Michelle's Romantic Tangle: Sharp Blades at My House Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01308680396802432722noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312158.post-74845180752894464952016-08-21T15:56:13.233-07:002016-08-21T15:56:13.233-07:00Good scissors I had when I first started sewing ar...Good scissors I had when I first started sewing are not as good as fiskars new and improved. It seems just like computers. Updates in technology, make up grades essential no matter how much they were in the first place.maggie fellowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00742453369089261080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312158.post-76870633792725734452016-08-21T10:54:46.950-07:002016-08-21T10:54:46.950-07:00Sharp tools make all the difference in the world. ...Sharp tools make all the difference in the world. I totally disagree with the advice you read when you first started quilting. The reason I say that however, doesn't have a thing to do with quilting, but coffee pots. Years and years ago I used to buy a well known automatic drip coffee pot. It was cheap. AND I had to replace that thing about every 6-8 months because I made a pot in the morning and again after work daily. They just weren't made to last, but more to sell lots at that low price point. I got tired of spending that much money each year having to replace them so I splurged and spent $150 of a Bunn Coffee Maker. Best thing I ever did. I'll shorten this story, but there was a problem with that one so I emailed the company, they replaced it free, including shipping and return shipping of the old one. Then that one had a recall a few years later and they sent me another new one. Awesome company. There was even a recall on the pot itself (I have the stainless steel insulated pot) and they sent me a brand new one of those even telling me to just keep the old one since it wasn't a safety issue.<br /><br />So anyway, buying the best brand scissors you can has my vote every time. Add up how many pairs of the cheap ones you would buy each year IF you tossed them when they got too dull to cut your fabric well enough and bought another pair. (not counting hubby using them for home repairs LOL) And then compare that cost with spending what you would to buy a good brand just once. I just took all my scissors and knives to a local sewing machine store which does knife sharpening and spent $20 to have him sharpen them all. Heck, that low cost was worth it since I won't need to do that for another 3-4 yrs or more. I have a hand held sharpener for my knives that works well so that gets used every other time I use my knives to keep them sharp.<br /><br />Yes, go buy yourself a good pair of scissors. You're worth it! VickiThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16611232516583515409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312158.post-84887959498267835382016-08-21T08:57:12.303-07:002016-08-21T08:57:12.303-07:00I would like to know if that new sharpener would r...I would like to know if that new sharpener would resharpen rotary blades. That is what I go through too quickly. Have him try some of your old ones and if it is successful, tell him you could put him in business. I'll send 20 of my old ones!! Good luck on convincing him. Darhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05960683751935834250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312158.post-47137352269443580382016-08-21T05:28:09.178-07:002016-08-21T05:28:09.178-07:00I find mid-range scissors serve me well and long i...I find mid-range scissors serve me well and long if taken care of -- like no cutting wire or dropping on tile floors. I've heard mixed reviews about damage from cutting paper so I don't pay much attention to that. Of course, about all I do with scissors is snip thread so I might change my mind if I tried to cut out a dress!Libby in TNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13709701255260085505noreply@blogger.com