Keep Your Shears in My Heart
Why Diamond (Sharp Shears) Are a Girl’s Best Friend
My sweetheart Jonny made a Fimo heart for me to stash my beloved shears.
“You're in My Heart” is carved on the left ventricle. Is that love, or what?
There is no more important tool in a sewing basket, (or the kitchen), than a fine pair of scissors. You can grab thread anywhere, or settle for a ball of twine. You can hand-sew the rest of your life without a machine. But you CANNOT cut cloth— or slash to a perfect point— with a butter knife, or your greasy thumbs.
One perfect pair of scissors is not enough, either— you need a quiver. Cost is beside the point when it comes to shears. Sell blood if you need to. If you can’t cut out a design to your satisfaction, your sewing career is screwed. Big, little, serrated, rotary, pinking—even the Swiss Army utility knife should be part of your repertoire.
I’m not kidding about the last item. The two most important family firms in Switzerland—in my estimation— are Bernina and Wenger, and one year they made a 111th Anniv…