I used the really fancy edged ones on fabric which had been applied to lightweight fusible glue. It made a nice edge and the fusible didn't seem to gum up the blades at all.
--- otsisto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have found that the scalloped worked okay on > broadcloth and lightweight. > It was used for the decorative parts of a costume. > It may have been that > they became dull with their first use because there > were times the edge was > fray checked before the cut and so, they did not cut > heavy material, kind of > gnawed the edge. > De > > -----Original Message----- > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > Rebecca Burch Center Valley Farm Duncan Falls, Ohio, USA _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
