What comes first when it comes to the profession of a tailor or a seamstress? Well, of course, a variety of needles, pins, patterns and mannequins, fabrics and coils with threads. About tailor's scissors are usually remembered in the last place, although without this tool, no thing can not be sewn. Moreover, it is from scissors that largely depends on how well the finished dress will sit. About what should be the right tailor's scissors, we'll talk today.
How to choose a tailor's scissors?
To a man uninitiated in the subtlety of sewing, it may seem strange that the choice of scissors is given such importance. It would seem that you can take any, if only they could cope with the task and were able to cut through the fabric. But it is more likely that in the process of cutting, the layers of fabric will move relative to each other or patterns, they will close, stretch or get hooked on them. That is why in the sewing business special tailor's scissors are used, which have elongated cloths and a different angle of sharpening than their clerical colleagues, and are also made of high-quality hardened steel. These scissors equally well cut and the finest chiffon and thick drape.
By appointment, it is customary to distinguish three types of tailor cutting tools:
- Cutting scissors;
- scissors for needlework;
- scissors for special purposes.
What is the difference between cutter scissors and tailors? Cutting scissors are designed for cutting fabrics, so they have longer fabrics and pointed tips. Rings at them are located at such an angle relative to the webs to ensure a minimum separation of scissors from the table during the cutting of the fabric. In addition, the lower ring is usually much larger than the upper ring. At universal tailor's scissors one cloth is usually pointed, and the second is rounded, and rings have the same size. The special purpose tool includes tailor's zigzag scissors, which are used to obtain figured cuts on thick fabrics, which makes it possible to do without overtaking. When buying any kind of scissors it is recommended to arrange a small test drive for them: weigh in your hand and test them on materials of different thicknesses. Good tailor's scissors should easily cope with any of them, equally well cutting the fabric with all parts of the cutting edge and in any directions. In addition, they should not have any gaps between the edges, chips and burrs.