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To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 11:06 AM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] pinker alert
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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
At 21:46 10/02/2006, you wrote:
Were these Fiscars or look-alikes?
One of the advantages of the Fiscar Soft Touch is that there is no finger
pinching. I don't remember if they use this design with the scrapbook line.
One interesting note re Fiscar service on the ST products, at least, is that
one turn less than the Shears, so it makes a small difference when you are
trying to keep them in service.
kathleen
.- Original Message - From: Suzi Clarke [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 5:53 PM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] pinker
, 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
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.
I bought a wavy rotary cutter to use for 18th c. edging. I haven't used
it on a whole outfit but the inital testing worked well.
Diana
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
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
Hi all, I forget who it was who was interested in a 19th C Pinker. There is
another up on eBay right now. You will find it listed under Sewing tools.
This looks to be pretty much the same as the one I found two weeks ago.
Kathleen
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h-costume
If you go to ebay's Collectibles/Vintage Sewing category, without going
down into Tools, and search on pinking machine as two words (not a
phrase), searching for those words in the listings as well as the
titles, there are about ten pinking machines are listed. Which is about
the usual number
: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 5:22 PM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] pinker alert
If you go to ebay's Collectibles/Vintage Sewing category, without going
down into Tools, and search on pinking machine as two words (not a
phrase), searching for those words in the listings as well as the
titles, there are about
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
Checking the instructions given here, do note that all of the buy-it-now
items are art prints!
Kathleen
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From: Lavolta Press [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 5:22 PM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] pinker alert
, February 08, 2006 8:40 PM
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
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