But not just any old scissors. Well, old yes. These are some very old scissors that my mum gave to me today. They belonged to her grandmother, my great grandmother who was a dressmaker. They were made by J Wiss & Sons of Newark, NJ USA who was a scissor maker between the mid 1800's and mid 1900's, so we are guessing these to be over 100 years old! I did a little bit of research on the net and found that they are called bent handle tailors shears, designed for the french tailors to cut material along a table, the lip on the bottom on the handle is all in line with the blades, allowing the scissors to glide across the table without wrist movement. Although I am sure they would have got a sore wrist holding them, they are VERY heavy! Anyway, that's enough of a history lesson, back to sewing!
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Its a . . . pair of scissors
But not just any old scissors. Well, old yes. These are some very old scissors that my mum gave to me today. They belonged to her grandmother, my great grandmother who was a dressmaker. They were made by J Wiss & Sons of Newark, NJ USA who was a scissor maker between the mid 1800's and mid 1900's, so we are guessing these to be over 100 years old! I did a little bit of research on the net and found that they are called bent handle tailors shears, designed for the french tailors to cut material along a table, the lip on the bottom on the handle is all in line with the blades, allowing the scissors to glide across the table without wrist movement. Although I am sure they would have got a sore wrist holding them, they are VERY heavy! Anyway, that's enough of a history lesson, back to sewing!
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Now that is a pair of sissors and I hear you on them being heavy! My Grandfather has a pair - he was a tailor by trade - and he swears by them. Glad to see that yet another generation will get some use out of them (if only to look nice and to have as a keep sack - dont want to break your wrist now do you!)
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