Gingher makes a 8 inch scissor for left hand. Perfect scissors are also very nice but I don't see a specific left hand option.

I have a pair of these & love them :

http://www.amazon.com/Mundial-990-10-CushionPro-Heavy-Duty-Trimmers/dp/B000VKZY7S

not sure if they're for a lefty tho...

I have some Gingher and like them. You could also try a rotary cutter for cutting out fabric It takes a little adapting, and you may still need the scissors for some areas, but when I do use the rotary, I really like it. And there's no left or right hand -- you just flip it the direction you need.

The orange handle on my old Fiskars broke. I replaced them with new soft touch Fiskars. I like them! Been using them for years!

If you intend to sew much, get a rotary cutter and large mat. That's the best, most accurate way to cut any fabric, whether garments or quilts or crafts. Then a pair of inexpensive shears will be all you need for snip marking, getting into tight inside curves, etc.

I sew primarily garments, probably one a week. Hand fatigue is not an issue with rotaries, and much quicker and more accurate than scissors. They aren't really cheap but well worth the investment if you plan to do much sewing, and they last forever.

I highly recommend Gingher. They will last forever. I've had mine for well over 30 years.

I love these Clover scissors. They were recommended by a quilter well-known for her applique:

http://www.clover-usa.com/en/scissors/214-patchwork-scissors.html

I also have a pair of large Ginghers that I use when I need a longer blade, like for cutting out clothing or cutting batting for a quilt.

I mostly make quilts so I use my rotary cutter and rulers all the time. You have to take the cutter apart and put the blade on the other side to use it left handed, but they work great as long as you replace the blade when needed.

Donna

I'm on team Gingher too. A once in a lifetime purchase, and - house rule is no one touches them but me.

I have a really old pair of Gingher that I use. They are only used to cut fabric and I have them sharpened at least once a year.

Our local farmers market has a guy that sharpens knives and scissors ... you might want to look for someone like that before you give up on your old scissors.

I agree, chispa. I dropped my favorite 30 or 40 year old embroidery scissors on their point. Useless. On a Lark I took them with me when I had knives and scissors - and the lawn mower - sharpened. Next day my beloved scissors and everything else were good as new! Thank you, Harry at Ace Hdw!

Sheesh, my favorite embroidery scissors are Gingher, They are just the best little scissors ever. I have three or four pair in different rooms of the house.

I'm with 1929Spanish, I love my Kai scissors. The Ginghers are good, but the Kai's feel better in my hand.

Tell me more about Kai scissors. I grew up with my mom and grandmother loving their Gingher and thinking they were they best. What kind of Kai do you have? How much difference is there between the 5000 series and the 7000 professional ones. Also, I don't think I've ever had serrated scissors. When do you use serrated -- or do you?

Lascatx, I have serrated shears. They're great for knits or any slippery fabric. Mine are probably thirty years old and still sharp, though since I started cutting everything with a rotary I don't use then often anymore. I don't know if they can be sharpened, so don't cut over a pin with them!

I've never had the bent handle sheers or serrated sheers -- was thinking about getting a pair and trying to decide which one. Sounds like the serrated are especially good for heavy fabrics and slippery. One place said satin -- knits make sense too. Looks like even the 5000 series have 5 star reviews so maybe that's a place to start. I don't sew that much and also have a rotary cutter that I use for some things.

I did see the answer to whether you can sharpen serrated scissors. Kai responded to that on an Amazon listing question and said the straight blade can be sharpened by anyone who can sharpen regular scissors but if the serrated edge is damaged, it needs to be sharpened and then re-serrated and they can do that. But that could get time consuming and/or expensive too.

Sorry I missed this earlier. My mother is a quilter and gave me Kai scissors. She loves them as a lefty. The bent handle are great to work with. Since I didn't pick them out, I can't speak to one model over the other. But now I'm going to run off and look at the serrated ones!

I was trying to decide which to order last night and am still debating between ordering a pair of the 5000 series bent handle and one if the 3000 series serrated -- or just one of those two -- or the set of the three 5000 series (if I get the very berry it would be easier to keep them out of any one else's hands). They do have the serrated in a 3 pc set also. Sigh. Decisions, decisions...... I know I want a pair of bent handle, either way.

Part of me wishes I had the patience to quilt. I haven't actually tried it, but I think about all the tiny seams, trimming and pressing -- makes me move on to another project.