I waited years to buy a good pair of embroidery scissors. Why was the others I had were very good scissors just not embroidery. Now I wonder why I waited. They cut the fabric perfectly. They cut the floss in a snap. They are wonderful for tearing stitches apart when I made a mistake. The small points let me make decorative holes easily as in hardanger. The tiny tips are sharp and pefect for making a hole larger if I need it. They take the place of a number of tools.
Now that being said, not all scissors are created equal. My DMC ones have been relegated to cutting metallics and other threads I dont want to use my good ones on because I found them too dull from the day of purchase. In fact I wondered why I had bothered buying them. Then I invested in a more expensive decorative pair that I bought mainly because I thought they were pretty. Oh the difference. The expensive ran about $25 American but they are worth every penny and show no signs of dulling. As to the DMC that I bought for $8 American, I may have simply got a bad pair. That does happen.
Invest in good scissors. It will save a LOT of heart burn.
I too bought a more expensive pair, but my cheap stork scissors are still better. Should have skipped on the fancy and bought myself another pair or stork at my local craft store.
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