Scissors Selection Guide

Scissors Selection Guide

Learn how to choose the best scissors for your project and materials, whether you’re creating a card, sewing curtains, helping with schoolwork or tackling your to-do list.

Cutting Fabric Only

Cutting Fabric Only

RazorEdge™ Fabric Shears feature ultra-sharp, premium-grade, stainless steel sharp blades with a precisely honed edge that glides through fabric for clean cuts all the way to the tip. Available in a variety of styles, these shears are specifically designed for cutting through fabrics such as silk, oil cloth, light leather, polyester, cotton, crepe, felt and more.

Cutting Paper, Fabric & More

Cutting Paper, Fabric & More

Mixed media scissors are designed for cutting tasks of all sizes, as well as and a wide variety of thick and heavy mixed media materials, including paper, multiple layers of fabric, cardstock, chipboard, fiberglass cloth and more.

Cutting Details, Intricate Patterns & More

Cutting Details, Intricate Patterns & More

Our diverse selection of detail scissors helps you make intricate cuts on fabric, paper and more. Sewists appreciate how the powerful and precise RazorEdge™ Micro-Tip® Easy Action™ Shears make clean, exact cuts through fabric with less effort. Crafters love how Micro-Tip® and Detail Scissors feature compact builds that make it possible to cut even more intricate patterns.

Smart upgrades include non-stick blades for cutting sticky materials, Softgrip® touchpoints for enhanced comfort, and curved blades for making perfectly flush cuts.

More Making, Less Aching

More Making, Less Aching

Easy Action™ scissors are so easy to use, they’ve earned the Arthritis Ease of Use℠ Commendation. The ideal choice for people who struggle with soreness or hand fatigue, a unique spring-action design automatically opens the blades after each cut, greatly reducing the effort needed for every slice. This ingenious technology is paired with our legendary comfort and cutting performance for a collection of scissors that make it easier for you to do what you love.

No More Lifting!

No More Lifting!

Our revolutionary collection of fabric shears for tabletop cutting features designs with special elevated handles that reduce fabric lift while cutting for improved precision. Available in a variety of sizes and styles, each pair of premium tabletop shears features ultra-sharp, stainless steel RazorEdge™ blades for fast and clean cuts on fabric.

Amplify® Shears

Amplify® Shears

It’s easier than ever before to cut heavy-duty materials like cardboard, leather, upholstery, rope and vinyl with premium Amplify® Shears. Each powerful pair features a unique torsion bar that prevents blade separation for clean, effortless cuts through thick and tricky materials.

Reduce Fabric Fraying

Reduce Fabric Fraying

Pinking shears feature ergonomically sculpted handles and premium blades for easier fabric edge finishing. In addition, each pair features high-grade, stainless steel blades with a precision-ground edge that stays sharp longer and cuts all the way to the tip. For unbeatable comfort, select a design with cushy Softgrip® touchpoints and a spring-powered design, such as the Easy Action™ Pinking Shears, which automatically open to help reduce hand fatigue.

Outsmart Stickiness

Outsmart Stickiness

Non-stick scissors make it possible to work with a wide variety of sticky materials without worrying about blade jamming or gumming. The high-grade, precision-ground, stainless steel blades you’ve come to rely on are upgraded with a non-stick blade coating for even easier cuts through duct tape, glue, stickers and more.

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