Ah alas, these are for paper Only. I have a friend that uses a rotary cutter
that comes with a variety of blades for fancy cuts.

Kathleen
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Subject: Re: [h-cost] pinker alert


> Fiskar, I believe, makes a variety of pinking/dagging scissors--a variety
of designs. I don't have any, and I've seen them advertised only in
art-supply catalogs, so maybe their usefulness is limited to paper. I'm
always tempted to try a pair, but I can't decide among  wavy-cut, deep pink,
deckled-paper-effect, and the more complicated dags...and can't afford to
buy them all!
> Again: maybe no good for fabric....Has anybody tried them?
> --Ruth Anne Baumgartner
> scholar gypsy and amateur costumer
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Lavolta Press <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Sent: Feb 8, 2006 8:40 PM
> >To: Historical Costume <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Subject: Re: [h-cost] pinker alert
> >
> >I've been tempted, off and on, to bid on one of those crank models for
> >pinking trimmings (I don't generally like to finish seams that way).
> >That's why I've been reassured to see there's always a good selection on
> >eBay (although I'm sure some of them are rusty and/or dull).
> >
> >What I really want though, is a choice of shapes beyond the standard
> >rather shallow zigzag.  Has anyone found a modern or historic tool that
> >really works well for that?
> >
> >Fran
> >Lavolta Press
> >http://wwww.lavoltapress.com
> >
> >Lloyd Mitchell wrote:
> >
> >> Thanks Fran, I love the one I got and didn't think of some of the other
ways
> >> of listing to find  one of the same for other people who might like to
gain
> >> one of these.
> >> Kathleen
> >>
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