Experience Share-- How To Choose Your First Cross Stitch Supplies

koorkoor

nice one, very useful for newbies =)

Xana

Thank you for sharing!!

waspjh1984

Another tip.

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 don't 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.

magdus208

Thanks for useful information!

charlotte56

thank you for information

hamstero

Nice to have this information. thanks

ciayin

thank you for the information

nguyenhanguyen

Thank you very much for sharing

Sutiz

Thanks for the useful posting:)

LouAnna

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.