i was doing some mending today and i suddenly remembered that i had a special pair from when i was doing crafts some 25 years or so ago. i had this pair that's shaped like a stork which i used when i was into cross stitching. because i would sometimes do my stitching in a park while babysitting my young nephew and niece, i had to make a sheath for them which i sewed by hand and tied them to prevent them from getting damaged as they always got dropped on the grass. then i wised up and bought an ordinary cross stitching pair. the big pair i bought from a catalogue of a crafts company in florida. it reminded me of the pair my mother used when we used to make gloves back in the old country. it was also a solingen pair of scissors. it came with its own case and a lucky penny. i wanted to give it to my sister for her to use but she was afraid to use it because "it is expensive". she's a funny lot, my sister.
and then somewhere around here would be a box with my pinking shears, one pair for fabric and one for paper. and a ton probably of ordinary pairs for miscellaneous purposes. lord! how many pairs of scissors could anyone have!!!!
@louannwarren - you are funny! that's why i use it because it's so pretty. my sister, she's typical filipino who would rather just stare at her expensive things and not use them.
Such a unique subject . I can't find my embroidery scissors like the bottom left right now and I miss them because they are perfect for appliqué sewing that I do!. My stork scissors came from my mother or grandmother (can't remember which and may have been grandmother 's and THEN mother's) which I use all the time. This was a great idea and a wonderful composition!
@grammyn@ingrid01 - come to think of it, i also have a pair of scissors for hair cutting. when i was in muscat, the boys from the electronics company who serviced our telex and fax machines became friends with us and i couldn't stand their long hair which they'd wait to have cut when they go home for their holidays. so i learned to cut their hair -- it was a disaster at first but they didn't mind it. 😂 🤣 in total i have14 and i wouldn't be surprised if there are more. gheez! funny how you realize these things when you're 67! not, you, ingrid, you're still a baby.
sounds like you have a fine scissor collection - I am all for using the things I like best and enjoying them for the function they were created rather than stuck in a cupboard or on display.
September 18th, 2020
Leave a Comment
Sign up for a free account or Sign in to post a comment.
