I didn’t know you could get pinking shears in a smaller size until I asked at my local quilt shop a few months ago and they just happened to have some come in.
The pair I got measure a total length of 7″ which is 2″ smaller than my original pair which measure at 9″ The cutting blade is smaller on these with a 3″ blade before the pivot, my older ones blade is closer to 4″ I haven’t weighed the two pairs but I can tell by just holding them these are also lighter. I got them a few months ago but this morning was the first time I tried them out.
I’m in the process of making a toy which has a lot of curves in it. On some the pieces I would have traditionally had to snip the curved seams with a small pair of scissors so that the pieces would sit nicely when turned right side out. Using these pinking shears I was about to cut away some of the seam allowance and create notches around the curve so when turned out it sat nicely. It was wonderful to get such even notches around the seam and there was less mess, in the past I have been known to be covered in tiny threads when snipping curves.
I’m calling these mini shears even though the difference is only 2″ to my regular ones. They feel more compact than my regular ones. In the past I have never cut around toy pieces with my larger sheers in case I cut too far and snipped the seam but with these smaller ones I can. If you come across different size pinking shears I think they would be a good investment for your sewing stash. Now that I know how well these work I will be using them again on toys and other curvy seams.
Cassiy
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Hi Kathleen, I just came across these at my local quilting shop. Not sure who actually sells them online sorry.
Never knew they came smaller… interesting find! Thanks for sharing!
Can you get in touch with Cassiy and ask her the name of the quilt shop where she got the mini pinking shears. Plus the brand name on the scissors please ?
Hi Louise,
Sorry the shears don’t have a brand name on them. I found them at my local Hobby Sew quilting shop. I’m located in Australia, I know Hobby Sew have a few shops around Sydney but I don’t know if there are stores outside the metro area.