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Welcome to our "Scissors Heaven!"
We have an entire display case full of the most wonderful Solingen Steel Cutlery from Germany, unusual novelty scissors from France, top quality embroidery scissors from Italy -- just a wonderful array! We're highlighting a few here, and will be adding more to treat you! (I kind of have this "scissor thing"...)
Featured here some styles from: Dovo, Gingher, Wasa, and some French and Italian importers. (Many have no names, per se, and
since the invoices are often in German or Italian, I have no idea just what they call them! We just know that we LOVE them! So we've given all of them our own "SN numbers," to keep them straight!) I'll try to give you some info about each!!!
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Announcing DOVO Embroidery Scissors Again!
Our favorite scissor manufacturer - DOVO - from Solingen, Germany had massively re-organized 5 years ago and dissolved their scissor division. The tiny bit left of the company has decided, after all this time, to begin a SMALL amount of scissor manufacture. We are thrilled to present:
Anne, Aya, and Anja - Three lovely embroidery scissors - all presented with a brushed stainless finish, and protected with a leather sheath. (Yes, the three names are confusing and quite similiar, so pay attention to your favorite!)
Anne was DOVO's top selling style during their first 115 years in business. 3-1/2 Inches, lovely feel, smooth as butter, pretty. Our next shipment is not here yet... so we are taking RESERVATIONS for Anne for hopeful Spring '25 shipment. We will not charge your card now and will contact you before we ship, if our order doesn't come before May-ish. Great for regular cross stitch and floss, no metallics or heavy threads.
AYA is the 3-1/2 inch with a flattened tip making it their 'Hardanger Scissors.' Same awesome action as Anne, the thinner tip can be a little fragile... be careful what you cut. Hardanger involves cut and drawn threadwork - not as widely done as cross stitch these days - so don't let 'hardanger' define the use of the scissor. Good for Cross Stitch - again, no metallics or heavy threads. Our Spring 2025 shipment is here... but because we've waited since June of '24 for these, they will NOT be discounted in our Superbowl Sale February 8th and 9th, 2025. You're welcome to order them they will ship at regular price.
ANJA is the 4-inch sleek style. The second most popular style DOVO manufactured all along. We love these, and we have them in stock. Just a bit more room for your hand between the thread you are cutting and your hand, blades are 1-1/2 inches long. Perfect for Cross Stitch and floss - no metallics and no heavy threads. hese are included in our Superbowl Sale pricing!
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WASA Scissors
What an exquisite treat we have in the shop!!! From the Solingen Valley of Germany, WASA is world-famous top-quality cutlery manufacturer -- a compliment to and competitor of DOVO! We have some new styles that we used to carry (but haven't been able to get for almost 10 years!) and some pretty new offerings!
Stainless steel, hand-forged, gold plating decoration, razor-sharp blades and tips, smooth and 'buttery' cutting action... just like DOVO embroidery scissors... WASA delivers the excellence of German artistry you will LOVE! Each has the WASA name and Solingen embossed into the blades. Choose our Regular-sized leather sheaths for these -- not the Preemie/small size... the double-sized are OK... but a little large. |
SN21 The Buckingham
A delicate little 3 1/2" scissor... the lightest weight we have... these are truly breathtaking! Such a pretty presentation! They cut beautifully, but are not for heavy weight threads or fabrics!
These are a favorite for fancy needle cases and shadow box arrangements.
Cutting Recommendations: Single or two-ply cotton or silk flosses and sewing threads.
Knitting or needlepoint yarns, metallics, fabric, or perforated paper NEVER recommended. (Ginghers are the better alternative, as well as our selections on the following page.)
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Vintage Celtic Embroidery Scissors by WASA
These 3-3/4 inch embroidery scissors have traveled a long way to get to their new home in your stitch tote! Exceptional quality, the WASA factory is a neighbor to DOVO factory in the Solingen Valley of Germany.
Sharp points, nice smooth action, the finish on these is gold plated over stainless Because of all the filigree decoration on them, the finish looks vintage, old and well loved - even though they are new scissors. Very elegant and smooth.
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Victorian Hearts by WASA of Solingen, Germany
These come in a more rounded style - both are pretty and lovely to use. Both are 3 3/4".
Cutting Recommendations: Single or two-ply cotton or silk flosses and sewing threads.
Knitting or needlepoint yarns, metallics, fabric, or perforated paper NEVER recommended. (Ginghers are the better alternative, as well as our selections on the following page.)
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Cutting Recommendations: Single or two-ply cotton or silk flosses and sewing threads.
Knitting or needlepoint yarns, metallics, fabric, or perforated paper NEVER recommended.
(Ginghers are the better alternative, as well as our selections on the following page.)
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Lovely embroidery scissors, all are made in the Solingen Region of Germany... and area world-renown for top quality cutlery.
All feature stainless steel cutting blades, and some have gold plating... just lovely! Excellent cutting action, smooth blades, with nice, sharp tips!
The Storks - This is a classic embroidery scissor style... most commonly presented with gold handles and a gold bird! Beautiful little scissors, the blades are the bird's beak - very slender! Both are stainless - one has some gold plating, the other is classic shiny steel! And now we have a 3-1/2 inch silver stork and a gold 4 inch stork!
Cutting Recommendations: Single or two-ply cotton or silk flosses and sewing threads.
Knitting or needlepoint yarns, metallics, fabric, or perforated paper NEVER recommended. (Ginghers are the better alternative, as well as our selections on the following page.)
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Presenting Dr Slick Razor-Sharp Scissors
Coming to us from the Fly-Fishing Industry are these incredible 3-1/2 and 4-inch scissors with huge "Gold Loop" finger holes that can handle some pretty serious cutting tasks! Wonderfully rounded handles with a nice weight to them, these feature larger finger holes and wonderfully fine and sharp precision cutting blades.
Take a look at our comparison picture showing the difference between our DOVO embroidery scissors and the handles of these scissors.
Dr Slick uses words like 'Hypodermic Tips' and Tungsten Carbide to describe his scissors. They cut like a dream, and you need them! In trying to decide which ones to get... you really can't go wrong with any of them. Only the Synthetics - #SN65 - really stand out as a different style and feel from the rest. Here are our favorites so far!
- SN61 - Arrow Scissors - 3-1/2 Inch long, these have a slightly longer and thinner blade than the #60. These are the 'Hyperdermic tips!' (Which sounds serious to me!) Stainless Steel. Again, the micro-serrations on the blades to keep your threads in place, they still cut smoothly though. You can see the tiny serrations if you hold these in the light just right.
- SN62 - Micro-Tip All Purpose - 4-Inch Long... Same Gold Loop handle shape as the Arrow, no notch on the blades (although not many stitchers cut wire all the time, so that's OK), they have that 4-inch length with is REALLY nice. Stainless Steel. Blades are a bit over an inch long - just a little longer than the #60 or #61. Again, micro-serration - like little knives with handles! Same as the SN66 but Micro-tip.
- SN63 - Tungsten Carbide Arrow Scissors - 3-1/2 Inches long. This metal is 7-times harder than stainless steel and these will hold their sharp blade edge longer. They can handle synthetics - like all the metallics and rayon specialty threads we like to use. These are like the SN60, except they are Tungsten Carbide instead of Stainless Steel, and they feature the black coating on the Gold Loop handles... so I guess they are 'Black Loops!"
- SN64 - Iris Scissors - 3-1/2 Inch. Their Classic Scissor - features the micro Hypodermic tips and classic gold loop handle style. Again, that fine serration to keep your threads where you want them to be when cutting them.
- SN65 - Synthetic Scissors - 5 Inches in length, they promise you can cut heavy natural and synthetic materials with these. Great, comfortable handles, the blades are still very tapered and thin and feature heavier serrations (you can feel them a little more when you flex the blades). Dr Slick tells his fly-fishers they can cut glo bug yarn, foam, leather, plastic, bead chain, lead, wire and mylar with these... so I think they'll do great on our metallics and heavy threads! Again, super-super sharp!
- SN66 - All Purpose Scissors - 4-Inch, A really nice, heavy-duty scissors - that extra 1/2 inch really offers a lot of cutting and hand comfort. Micro-serrations, inch-long blades... overall really good. Same as the SN62, but not the micro-tip.
- SN67 - Tungsten Carbide All Purpose - 4 Inches of bliss! Same style as the #66, but the harder metal!
- SN68 - 4-Inch Iris Scissors - Basically the same as the All Purpose, except that Iris features the hypodermic sharp tip. (The other is just as sharp, I think; they'll both draw blood!) It's just that extra 1/2 an inch... it is great for larger hands.
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BOHIN Scissors
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Bohin 3-1/2 Storks - Probably the most recognizable scissor style of all, these are charming, and fun to use! Traditionally the blades aren't always as sharp on the very tip - they are more rounded like a bird beak. The Bohin Stork is more heavy duty than the WASA Stork.
Cutting Recommendations: Single or two-ply cotton or silk flosses and sewing threads.
Knitting or needlepoint yarns, metallics, fabric, or perforated paper NEVER recommended. (Ginghers are the better alternative, as well as our selections on the following page.)
Note: sn39 and sn60 now sold out.
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Ocean Blue and Autumn Luster Scissors from Bohin of France
These are 3-1/2 inch stainless, and feature a softly curved handle shape. What makes them so pretty is the special finish... a marbling of translucent gold, black and cinnamon colors all bonded onto the metal. Not dipped or air-brushed... this finish is ON THERE!
So pretty, I've never seen anything like these! Very well balanced, nice and sharp, a smooth cutting action, these are just a really nice little pair of scissors! (Not to mention how good they'll look in stitched scissor cases!) Love, love the colors!
Ocean Blue is the color of the Caribbean! Deep aqua, green and blues... simply delightful! These need to garnish every nautical/beachy scissor fob or sewing case you have!
Cutting Recommendations: Single or two-ply cotton or silk flosses and sewing threads.
Knitting or needlepoint yarns, metallics, fabric, or perforated paper NEVER recommended. (Ginghers are the better alternative, as well as our selections on the following page.)
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Leather Scissor Sheaths
Thin, soft leather... the larger double sheaths hold two pair of scissors together! Measuring approx 4 inches long, they will hold scissors that are larger than the regular 3-1/2 embroidery size. Small, simple and functional!
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Polka Dot Scissor Sheaths!
Aren't these fun? These are pretty 'pleather' polka dot covers for your scissors. (Pleather is a kind way to say 'fake leather' or 'soft plastic!') Offered in 6 colors and 2 different sizes, the smaller 2-1/2 inch one fits a standard 3-1/2 inch embroidery scissor. The larger 3-1/4 inch sheath will work for 4 to 5-inch scissors. But... actually each will do the job for either size - some just like more shank coverage, and some scissors fit in one size better than the other.
In the pic, I have our 4-inch Antonia by DOVO pictured with the larger sheath, and our 3-1/2 Buckingham by WASA pictured by the smaller ones. (If you have to have a specific color, not a problem, just let us know in the comments box during your check-out process - we'll do our best!)
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Cutting Recommendations for Scissors: Cotton or silk flosses and threads. Fine needlepoint and knitting yarns. Never paper.
