What are Craft Scissors?

I bought a whole package of different Fiskar craft pinking shears. They only ended up being about a dollar a pair and thought they would work great for my kids when there were looking for some fun and easy crafts to make.

These are meant to be used on paper and would not work on fabric. There are several different designs that include scallop, curvy and jagged shapes.

This makes them great for scrap book crafts and trimming around pieces of paper that you want to have a finished look.

Because they weren't very expensive, I let my kids use them when they are working on crafts. This way I don't have to worry about them being used on the wrong material.

When it comes to using scissors for crafts, I always try to keep my craft scissors with my craft supplies so they don't get used for other household purposes.

It seems like scissors and pens magically disappear if they are left sitting around somewhere.

One thing I have found out the hard way, is if I use an expensive pair of pinking shears on paper, they will never cut fabric very good after that.

I try to make sure that my expensive pinking shears are only used on fabric so they will be sharp enough to cut through the material.

There is nothing more frustrating than a pair of scissors that won't cut through your fabric.

@Sara007 - You're not alone with finding the kids paper craft scissors to be a pain. The ones I bought for my daughter couldn't cut anything either.

I think that if you do go over the safety rules of scissors with your kids, and work with them you'll be OK.

I bought a craft scissors set online and it came with a few pairs of scissors, some that were more dull than regular scissors, but not as useless as kids scissors. I ended up giving that one to my daughter and it works fine on construction paper. I would suggest just going to a craft store and trying out some more scissors.

I recently purchased a couple of pairs of paper craft scissors for my kids craft corner, and have to say they are really terrible. They can barely cut anything, and they actually get snagged on construction paper.

While I like the idea of craft paper scissors that aren't dangerous, I think the maker of the scissors I have went to the extreme. The scissors are practically useless. Has anyone else had a similar problem with kids craft scissors?

I am thinking that I am going to have to buy some new sharper arts and crafts scissors and just monitor my kids really closely. Plus, I could go over safety rules with them as well.

@KaBoom - Those little fold up scissors sure are convenient. I don't use mine much though.

My favorite craft scissors are the kind that cut paper in a pattern. I do a lot of scrap booking, so it's great for that. I have a pair with wavy edges, a pair with zigzag edges, and a pair that cuts in kind of a square pattern. They are great for cutting decorative edges into paper.

My favorite type of craft scissors are the embroidery scissors that fold up. I mostly use them for knitting, and they are so convenient to just throw in my bag! They barely take up any space.

Also, there is not chance of them poking through the back and cutting anyone. The way they are folded, the blades are protected. I think this also stops them from getting dull as fast, because the blades aren't constantly rubbing on stuff.

Craft scissors are nice but the one problem with them is that it's not really possible to sharpen them, so they end up having a shorter life than regular scissors do.

I have a really great pinking scissors for fabric that doesn't work well anymore because it needs to be sharpened. I actually know a place that sharpens scissors, cooking knives and so forth, but they can't sharpen pinking scissors since it's not straight.

So I'm going to have to get a new one. It's a shame that I can't use the one I have longer as it really worked well when it was sharp. I guess it is the one down side to using craft scissors.

Craft scissors are so fun for kids and I like how the kids craft scissors come in miniature sizes that are perfect for their hands. They are safer than regular adult scissors and that does make me feel better when my son is using them.

I actually didn't know much about them until my son came home from kindergarten one day, showing me the things he made and kept asking for craft scissors for home.

It's so easy to find them too, I got them from a store that sells stationary. There were three or four different kinds there. I'm sure craft stores have more choices.

I love doing different craft projects at home and I use pinking shears all the time for them. I have two, one for paper and another for fabric. I use the paper one to make albums. Making albums is a lot of fun, I buy all the materials on wholesale and decorate as I want.

I usually use fabric pinking shears for kids costumes. Halloween is coming up and I'll be making some Halloween costumes again this year with them.