Caring for Your Pinking Shears
Use full cuts. Always have the fabric between your blades when you cut. Never open and close the blades without fabric between them. Pinking shears cannot be sharpened, although it maybe possible to regrind the blade edge. The easiest and quickest way to finish seams is to trim them with a Pinking Shears or a Rotary Cutter with a pinking blade. This works well on all fabrics except those that ravel easily. Hold both sides of the seam together and trim, then separate and press open. By
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