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Love to Sew Studio Uses
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| Sewing Supplies and Tools: Pinking
Shears |
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Pinking Shears create a
zigzag edge with their saw-toothed blade. |
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scissors that when cutting they produce a zigzag edge. They are not to
be used to cut out sewing patterns. They can be used for decorative purposes as
shown below in the handmade Christmas ornament.
Pinking shears can be used for seam finishing
the edges on non-fraying fabrics where another method of finishing might
be too bulky. Keep in mind that the "pinking" seam finish is NOT a strong
seam finish. It does not prevent the fabric from fraying, but limits the
length of the fabric that can fray. If another seam finish can be used, it
is recommended.
Pinking shears are sized from 7.5 inches to
9.0 inches. |
| Pinking shears like the ones
shown on the left below are heavy, sturdy, and a little hard to hold for smaller
hands. Today, you can find pinking shears that are a little lighter in
weight, and have a rubber grip making it easier to cut with as shown on the
right below. |
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Here is a photo of pinking
shears being used as a method of a seam-finish called "pinking." It is one
of the oldest methods of seam finishing. It can be used on light weight
cottons or light weight stretch. "Pinking" is not a strong seam-finish. |
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Here is a photo of a handmade
Christmas Star Tree Ornament that was cut out with pinking shears. Cutting the
fabric with pinking shears gives the ornament a decorative edge with a
rustic country look and there is no need for seam finishing. The raw edges
have the zig-zag look from the pinking shears. |
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Cutting
felt with pinking shears gives a nice
decorative look as shown in the photo to the left. Pinking shears were
used to make these sweet Valentine Felt
Candy Hearts project. Since pinking shears helps stop fabric from
fraying, and felt does not fray, there is no chance the edges of
these little felt heart crafts will ever fray. |
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