Scissors & Shears

Shop scissors, dressmaking shears and thread snips for sewing, quilting and embroidery. Explore PIN, Fiskars, Prym, Hemline, Janome, Klasse, Sewline and more, including pinking shears, left-handed scissors, appliqué scissors, folding scissors, gift sets and cordless electric fabric scissors.

Choosing scissors for sewing, quilting and embroidery

Dressmaking and tailor’s shears have longer blades for fabric and pattern cutting. Pinking shears cut a zigzag edge, while embroidery scissors and thread snips have fine tips for detailed finishing. Appliqué scissors help with close trimming around fabric shapes.

Choose left-handed scissors for blades designed for left-handed cutting, folding scissors for a compact sewing kit, or electric scissors for powered fabric cutting. Scissor sets pair tools for different jobs.

Keep fabric shears for fabric and use a separate pair for paper patterns. For other sewing-room essentials, browse our measuring and cutting tools.