15 Different Type of Scissor & their

Uses
There are types of scissors for every need. Many
industries found that if they tweaked the design of
common shears, they could work faster, more
accurately, and more easily.
There is a perfect pair of scissors for almost every task
that requires you to use one. And it’s great to know
what specific scissor types to use to make your life easy
and results better.
1. Standard Scissors
These are the most common types of scissors and can be used for most office
jobs. They're simple and basic with straight blades that works well with the one-
size-fits-all handles.
And if you keep using them on similar materials, you don’t have to work too hard
to keep the blades sharp either. These are commonly for cutting paper, cloth,
strings, and other common household or office materials. They even come in a
child proof style found in schools.
 2.) Embroidery Scissors
These scissors are small and delicate with the appearance of the ones you'll find in a
surgeon’s office. As the name suggests, they're the perfect choice for the little snips
that you need to make while working on embroidery work.
These blades are pointed and slide in between threads quite efficiently, letting you
do precision work. This is particularly useful when you need to separate them for a
specific kind of cut.
These scissors are very helpful when in hand sewing and their efficiency increases
when you tie them to a ribbon and hang them around your neck so that you don’t have
to keep looking for them.
3.) General Craft Scissors
This is for those who like arts and crafts. They
look like your standard scissors but they're
cheap and found anywhere. General craft
scissors are tough and can handle a good bit of
abuse.
But they're not the most durable variety and
hence the affordability. Typically a craft room
will have several pairs of these scattered about
the room so they're always easily accessible.
They're also used to open paint cans and cut
jewelry that has wires. You can also improvise
and use them to cut clay without worrying
about the damage.
The way to figure out when it’s time to cut the
cord is to look for cuts that are no longer
straight, leaving behind jagged parts on paper,
signaling that the blades have been bent or
knicked. Even then, you can use them for little
tasks like cutting fresh flowers and opening rice
bags, etc.
4.) Decorative Scissors

Decorative scissors are great for cutting

patterns, whether that's a wavy one or a
bubble edge. These scissors have plastic
handles and a small metal blade for your
convenience. They greatly enhance
efficiency and cut down on time while
doing little art projects.
For instance, if you’re looking to cut a lot of
burlap, using the wrong types of scissors
will make it that much harder and longer.
Not to mention the strain on your hands
when using the wrong kinds of scissors
over an extended amount of time.
It's important to keep them sharp but these
scissors hardly become dull from simple
cuts on the materials they're designed for.
Use them right and they'll be around for
decades to come.
5.)Thread Snips

These are predominantly used in sewing. They come with a spring-loaded

handle and are great for repetitive cuts like those on the edges of tied up fleece
blankets. If you’re looking to make long cuts, you will be disappointed. That’s why
it pays to pay attention to the name.
When you have to make a lot of little cuts, these scissor styles are just what you
need. They're also extremely helpful to those who have health issues like arthritis
thanks to the handle.
6.) Dressmaker’s Shears
Sewing and creating clothing from scratch requires you to cut through a range of
fabrics. It takes a lot of work and you need something with a sharp and long
blade. That blade is tapered by a round and smooth tip which helps you avoid
the sagging of seams and threads of fabric.
Dressmaker’s shears are also great for clipping and notching curves. This pair of
scissors have edges like knives and the blade on the top lets you cut through
fabrics rather effortlessly when compared to a standard pair.
Note that the lower blade is meant to sit flush on the surface of the table to
make cutting through a fabric even more accurate. You don’t want to
compromise on that. The handle is smooth and makes it easy to work on a
tabletop or a counter.
7.) Pinking Shears
These are another kind of sewing scissors with a unique pair of jagged blades
that are excellent when you need to create a zigzag edge while cutting fabric. It's a
snipping tool that helps avoid fraying along the ridges of any fabric.
The saw-like edges also equip you with a better grip for slippery pieces of cloth.
And the handle has a curve to make it easier to cut while the equipment is on a
flat surface.
These scissors, designed in the 1930s, don't have straight, razor-sharp blades like
most of the other models. They're also great when cutting woven cloth because
they stop the edges from fraying by jagging the edges. This keeps the weave intact
even when it's not sewn.
The pattern on the blade also keeps the fabric from fraying by restricting the
tattered threads but only till you find a permanent fix. But until then, they help
with damage control. These scissors are also great for decorative cutting, but don’t
use them on paper if you want the blades to stay sharp.
8.) Buttonhole Scissors

These scissors typically have two blades (of course). The one
on top has a blunt end and the second blade has tapered edges
and an outer edge.
Both blades are short and easy to adjust. These are heavy-
duty scissor types with a handle that has a pivot which makes
it easy for you to open up buttonholes in fabric.
9.) Appliqué Scissors

These scissors have unique blades that are in the shape of a

paddle which makes it easy for you to identify them in the
store. They're very useful when you're cutting the bottom layer
along the seam of a fabric.
They're made to cut and trim without causing any damage to
the rest of the fabric. Appliqué scissors are quite popular
among rug makers regardless of the types of rugs being made.
10.) Ambidextrous Scissors

These have become popular only

in the recent years and have made
life very easy for left handers and
ambidextrous people. Who'd have
thought it'd have taken this long
to accommodate everyone?
This is made possible thanks to
the symmetric handles that don't
differentiate between the spot for
the thumb and the rest of the
fingers unlike almost every other
model of scissors.
Apart from the handles, they also
have strong pivots that help the
blade rotate instead of moving
laterally. There's nothing worse
than loose scissors.
11.) Hedge Shears

Scissors are a very important part of

gardening, too. Hedge trimmers are a
common tool in most every
household. They're used for cutting
and snipping shrubs and bushes along
with light trimming.
These kinds of scissors come in many
sizes and designs. Which ones you
want to get depends on the size of your
garden. And you can get manual or
powered trimmers. The powered ones
resemble hair clippers and are leaving
the realm of being "scissors".
You can find many variations of these,
meant to cut branches, prune roses,
and any number of other yard work
and gardening activities.
12.) Grass Shears
 This is another coveted gardening tool. They have long handles that are perpendicular to
the blades. They're used in cutting and pruning grass (traditionally) without having to
turn your hand sideways.
 You can get them with horizontal or vertical blades, depending on your comfort, though
horizontal is the main reason to buy them.
 The shears with horizontal blades are used to remove grass after you run your mower on
it. And the ones with vertical blades are used to trim the boundaries of your lawn. Really,
these days people use them to do precise hedge trimming and shrub management.
 The latter model with a long lever on the top and a handle was designed in the late 1930s.
It also had wheels at the bottom to allow the gardener to maneuver tricky corners in
driveways.
 These have now been replaced with power trimmers which are easier and quicker to use,
but they're still useful for tons of similar tasks.
13.) Hair-Cutting Scissors

If we’re talking about scissors there’s

no way we can leave out snips that are
used for grooming and hygiene. These
are designed to cut and trim human
hair and are found in every salon.
Also called barber shears or hair-
dressing shears, they're so much
sharper than any other pair of scissors
so great care needs to be taken around
the ears.
The most commonly used models
have blades that are anywhere from 5
to 7 inches in length. They also have a
finger brace or a tang attached to the
finger loops so that the user has more
control. Only use them on hair or
you'll find them going dull.
14.)Kitchen Scissors
Everyone should have this necessary
culinary tool, and not only for cutting
open food packaging. Kitchen shears
do the same job as a decent chef's
knife but can do it faster, especially
with cutting meat.
But that's not all they're for. You can
snip herbs, size down poultry, and
some even have screw cap and jar lid
openers between the handles as well
as a bottle opener. Those same
openers can be used to crack nuts
and shells, like walnuts and crab legs.
Some even come with screwdriver
attachments on the back so you can
tighten your drawer pull handles if
they're loose, etc. Good ones can even
be disassembled for easy cleaning.
Everyone should have a one of these!
15.) Trauma Shears
Also called tuff cuts, these are used by paramedics and
nurses to cut off the clothing of a patient. These scissors have
a plastic handle and a long arm.
The blades are usually bent at a 150-degree angle and have a
wide and blunt tip which is meant to help avoid piercing the
skin. They're made strictly for external use only and are
extremely efficient at their job.
Whish Types of Scissors Do You Need?
Each of these types of scissors has a specific
purpose and identifying that and matching
it with your needs is the best way to get the
job done comfortably in DRESSMAKING
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uses