fabric shears

Textile cutting tool

Fabric shears are large, sharp scissors designed specifically for cutting cloth.

They have longer blades than regular scissors and angled handles that allow the blade to rest flat against a surface while cutting.

Serious sewers keep them exclusively for fabric—using them on paper dulls the edge: Don't touch my fabric shears.

Related

tailor · blade · sewing · sewing room · dress form · cloth · snip · sharp · seamstress · pattern · pattern paper · seam allowance · notions · steel · handle · precision · thread · hem

Categories
Opposites
cutting tool specialization

fabric shearskitchen shears

Heavy-duty culinary cutters

garden shears · craft scissors · tin snips · wire cutters · hedge clippers

precision vs. rough cutting

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Framed blade for metal

bolt cutters · chainsaw · machete · axe · box cutter

tool precision/specialization

fabric shearssafety scissors

Blunt-tipped cutting tool

Family

fabric, fabrics, fabricate, fabricated, fabricating, fabrication, fabricator, shear, shears

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G