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Re: fiskers sissors

Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2018 2:06 pm
by RAF96
Change of colour means she is on the mend John, but in the meantime best wishes to her for a speedy recovery and to yourself for ducking and weaving until you get the scissors replaced.
Rob

Re: fiskers sissors

Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2018 3:36 pm
by Rog (RJ)
Walkingthedog wrote: Mon Dec 31, 2018 12:37 pm I guess she deserves a new pair of scissors at the very least.
yelrow wrote: Mon Dec 31, 2018 12:49 pm yup, guess so. Jan sales start soon.
Buy a really cheap, usually Chinese, set as a standby. I find them to be sharp and very good value.

Re: fiskers sissors

Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2018 4:57 pm
by yelrow
RAF, thanks, if i dont replace, it will be me ducking and weaving. Rog, sound idea. May be quality sissors, dont cut gauze.

Re: fiskers sissors

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2019 5:02 pm
by RAF96
Scroll down a bit to sharpeners..
https://www.howdenssewingmachines.co.uk ... gKwwPD_BwE

Seem to be fairly generic type of device.

Best scissors ...
https://www.textileartist.org/embroidery-scissors

Rob

Re: fiskers sissors

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2019 5:50 pm
by yelrow
Rob, hi, thanks, Have those sharpeners, which normally work, will have another try when off nursing duties, Thanks for other post, Will sort out a new pair, At the moment, playing glasses, as lens badly scratched, and H has wafer thin lens due to weight, lens come from Germany, or Japan, at 600 euros a time. Hoping scratches will polish, but not optimistic.