fiskars are my brand of choice...the only pair i have right now are huge (bought a home depot!) and they've cut everything from insulation to good old duct tape, lol...

i use the grands craft ones since coupon cutting is about the only thing i do anymore...

never had much luck with pinking shears..had a stylist CUT my hair with them once in a salon in so ca, lol... he used them for the finishing...

For cutting curved fabrics, the spring-action Fiskars are amazing--I just got a pair a couple of months back and they're a joy to use.

I'm a big fan of rotary cutters for straight fabric cuts (I do a lot of quilting)

For the kitchen and other light household chores, I find the .99 scissors from Harbor Freight are a handy tool to have. I've got several pairs--all over the house--they're light, cut well, go through the dishwasher, and when they get dull or break, you don't feel bad tossing them.

And, of course, I have other assorted scissors around--tiny embroidery ones (which are also great for trimming knots from my Persian and Himalayan cats), old sewing scissors that are now 'paper' scissors, etc.

I have a lot of scissors--a combination of mine and from my dear mother when she passed. I like having a lot of scissors because they can be stationed around the house for convenience. Most are Fiskars which work pretty well.

In my neck of the woods students sell Cutco brand knives and scissors to try to earn money. Those knives are too expensive for me, but once I did buy a pair of Cutco scissors which were the cheapest thing they had--about $70. I use them to cut really hard things like wire. You can cut a penny with them.

I have had Fiskars for years....some delegated to cutting paper, but I love them. I do have the spring action ones that I really appreciate. My kitchen shears are Fiskars, as well....paid 50 cents for them when the hardware had a crazy days sale, and yes, they cut wire, etc. and still great for boning, etc.

I have a pair of 'Gold Seal' clippers from my professional sewing days...can't sew without them. The 'Gold Seal' scissors from pre-fiskars days just don't feel right anymore. The latest Fiskars (Christmas gift to myself) are wonderful, but I don't expect them to 'hold an edge' like they used to when they were not made in China....but then they are cheap enough and they are almost like wire hangers, multiplying in the closet. I also like cutting fabric (and some paper, like photo cropping)with a roller blade.

And, speaking of Cutco...in 1955 I purchased two Cutco Sets and some of them are in a box being returned to the company for refurbishing or replacement. I also just purchased a replacement paring knife for $42.00, because I cannot imagine life without it while "old faithful" is being restored. Cutco, and my 'waterless' Stainless Steel cooking pans have withstood the test of all these years and only now looking a little worse for wear (like me, maybe) Nanny

I have scissors all over the house.
Fiscars are my fav. I have other kinds but they
can't hold a candle to Fiscars.
dolly

Years ago I bought a four-pack of Fiskars scissors, various sizes, including a sharpener tool. . The sharpener and 2 of the scissors are now lost. but I have the mini and one regular pair still left, and still I like them a lot. I used to do lots of crafts, including quilting, and I hid the Fiskars where only I could use them.

I too like the Fiskars and Joann's seems to have them on sale alot here. I think Sam's club carries them off and on. I don't do much (like NONE) sewing, but like the small ones for the counted cross stitch. Years ago I bought alot of the small-tiny ones in Quartzite AZ at the big winter flea markets. You could even get the really sharp one that the medical people use, curved etc. Last time I tried to find them it was hard and not the same deals--like 3-5 for 10.00..
I use to buy the really cheap ones at Walmart in the office supply area but can't find them any more. Same items, more money

Gingher for fabric and I have an insane number of Friskars. I always used them for anything fabric, paper, crafts etc and if I was cutting wire or whatever and when they dulled, I bought a new pair. I need a dozen pair because I have them everywhere and never where they should be. I took a hand full of them over to have the sewing repair man sharpen them and they are all like brand new. They were only 8 dollars originally but $3 to sharpen so I'll take another hand full one of these days.

I have 2 spring action bent handled Fiskars for cutting fabric (I bought the 2nd when one of my daughters misplaced my 1st pair; it's since been found). I also have small Fiskars snips too, along with my Fiskars & Olfa rotary cutters. However, for everyday paper cutting, I just have a cheap pair of scissors that I got at WalMart.

My kids grew up in a household where it was DEATH if you cut with mommy's "good" sewing scissors and knew never to bother them. We've always had good luck keeping our paper cutting scissors in a kitchen drawer. Did anyone else have a similar rule in their house?

I use Ginger for fabrics. I have one pair of their all purpose shears that I hide also. Our around the house scissors or Fiskers or their clones.

Another Fiskars fan here. I got a set of them 30+ years ago and I am still using them. I won't even admit to how many pairs I have...all sizes, spring-loaded, etc. There may be other kinds that are as good or better, but I'll never stop using Fiskars.

I still have electric scissors that I got in the early 1970s--they have been used for thousands of patterns. I still use them on occasion, but since most of my sewing now is related to quilting, most cutting is done with a rotary cutter...Fiskars, also.

Anytime I can find a left handed scissors I'm happy.

Ron

Years ago, when I worked in a shop making draperies... We had a guy come in once a month to sharpen all of our scissors. He told me the secret to sharpening scissors. Cut thru aluminum foil that is folded twice making 4 layers of foil... Make 15 - 20 cuts and they are sharpened again! I have done it faithfully for years and my scissors stay sharp - just passing it along...

I use Gingher for cutting fabrics, the small Fiskars snips for thread cutting and for cutting out tiny things for fusing, Henckle's for household and I have a cheap pair of scissors for wire or things like that. I use tiny Henckle's and Gingher's for embroidery and hand work. I have some black handle Gingher's I use for cardboard and paper in the craft room. I have a Gingher stone that I use for sharpening those, the others have never needed it. I am drowning in scissors, after we cleaned out MIL's house, Woody took all her scissors and dispensed them about the house. It's almost comical how many we have.

That's a great tip, though, Bonnie, thanks. I'll try it on my wire scissors!

Looks like Fiskars gets the most votes. Nice to have my experience confirmed. :-)

I forgot that I bought myself a rotary cutter (also by Fiskars). I probably forgot because I haven't used it yet. I have one quilting project hanging over my head, and I've been procrastinating (because I'm not an experienced quilter). I should give myself a push.

Thanks for the sharpening tip, Bonnie!

I remember when my older sister gave me a pair of Fiskars. Her husband ws an executive with Herrschners needlecraft and salemen used to leave samples with him all the time that must have been in the 70's sometime. How thrilling to have scissors that cut so well. I still have my old fashioned pinking shears and the regular ones. The name Wiess or Weiss comes to mind as the standard back then. Now Fiskars is really all I use.