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</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Description_and_operation" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Description_and_operation"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Description and operation</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Description_and_operation-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Right-handed_and_left-handed_scissors" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Right-handed_and_left-handed_scissors"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Right-handed and left-handed scissors</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Right-handed_and_left-handed_scissors-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Specialized_scissors_and_shears" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Specialized_scissors_and_shears"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Specialized scissors and shears</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Specialized_scissors_and_shears-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Specialized scissors and shears subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Specialized_scissors_and_shears-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Gardening,_agriculture_and_animal_husbandry" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Gardening,_agriculture_and_animal_husbandry"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1</span> <span>Gardening, agriculture and animal husbandry</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Gardening,_agriculture_and_animal_husbandry-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Food_and_drug" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Food_and_drug"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.2</span> <span>Food and drug</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Food_and_drug-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Grooming" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Grooming"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.3</span> <span>Grooming</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Grooming-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Metalwork" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Metalwork"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.4</span> <span>Metalwork</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Metalwork-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Medical" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Medical"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.5</span> <span>Medical</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Medical-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Ceremonial" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Ceremonial"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.6</span> <span>Ceremonial</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Ceremonial-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sewing_and_clothes-making" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sewing_and_clothes-making"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.7</span> <span>Sewing and clothes-making</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sewing_and_clothes-making-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-In_popular_culture" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#In_popular_culture"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>In popular culture</span> </div> </a> <button 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id="toc-Sport" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sport"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.7</span> <span>Sport</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sport-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Superstition" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Superstition"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.8</span> <span>Superstition</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Superstition-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Science" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Science"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.9</span> <span>Science</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Science-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Nature" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Nature"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.10</span> <span>Nature</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Nature-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Gallery" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Gallery"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Gallery</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Gallery-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" 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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%82%D8%B5" title="مقص – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="مقص" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estixeras" title="Estixeras – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Estixeras" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tisoria" title="Tisoria – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Tisoria" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gn mw-list-item"><a href="https://gn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jetapa" title="Jetapa – Guarani" lang="gn" hreflang="gn" data-title="Jetapa" data-language-autonym="Avañe'ẽ" data-language-local-name="Guarani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Avañe'ẽ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ay mw-list-item"><a href="https://ay.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khuchu%C3%B1a" title="Khuchuña – Aymara" lang="ay" hreflang="ay" data-title="Khuchuña" data-language-autonym="Aymar aru" data-language-local-name="Aymara" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aymar aru</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qay%C3%A7%C4%B1" title="Qayçı – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Qayçı" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%81%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BF" title="কাঁচি – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="কাঁচি" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ka-to" title="Ka-to – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Ka-to" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B0%D0%B6%D0%BD%D1%96%D1%86%D1%8B" title="Нажніцы – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Нажніцы" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B0%D0%B6%D0%BD%D1%96%D1%86%D1%8B" title="Нажніцы – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Нажніцы" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bcl mw-list-item"><a href="https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunting" title="Gunting – Central Bikol" lang="bcl" hreflang="bcl" data-title="Gunting" data-language-autonym="Bikol Central" data-language-local-name="Central Bikol" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bikol Central</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%BE%D0%B6%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B0" title="Ножица – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Ножица" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bar mw-list-item"><a href="https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schaa" title="Schaa – Bavarian" lang="bar" hreflang="bar" data-title="Schaa" data-language-autonym="Boarisch" data-language-local-name="Bavarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Boarisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sizailh" title="Sizailh – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Sizailh" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tisores" title="Tisores – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Tisores" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D0%B0%D1%87%C4%83" title="Хачă – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Хачă" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C5%AF%C5%BEky" title="Nůžky – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Nůžky" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saks" title="Saks – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Saks" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schere" title="Schere – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Schere" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%A4%C3%A4rid" title="Käärid – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Käärid" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A8%CE%B1%CE%BB%CE%AF%CE%B4%CE%B9" title="Ψαλίδι – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Ψαλίδι" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eml mw-list-item"><a href="https://eml.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forb%C5%9Bi" title="Forbśi – Emiliano-Romagnolo" lang="egl" hreflang="egl" data-title="Forbśi" data-language-autonym="Emiliàn e rumagnòl" data-language-local-name="Emiliano-Romagnolo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Emiliàn e rumagnòl</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-myv mw-list-item"><a href="https://myv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%8C%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%82%D1%8C" title="Васоньпеельть – Erzya" lang="myv" hreflang="myv" data-title="Васоньпеельть" data-language-autonym="Эрзянь" data-language-local-name="Erzya" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Эрзянь</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tijera" title="Tijera – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Tijera" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tondilo" title="Tondilo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Tondilo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guraize" title="Guraize – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Guraize" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%82%DB%8C%DA%86%DB%8C" title="قیچی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="قیچی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paire_de_ciseaux" title="Paire de ciseaux – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Paire de ciseaux" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesoira" title="Tesoira – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Tesoira" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gu mw-list-item"><a href="https://gu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AA%95%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%A4%E0%AA%B0" title="કાતર – Gujarati" lang="gu" hreflang="gu" data-title="કાતર" data-language-autonym="ગુજરાતી" data-language-local-name="Gujarati" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ગુજરાતી</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hak mw-list-item"><a href="https://hak.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ha-s%C3%A2-m%C3%AD" title="Ha-sâ-mí – Hakka Chinese" lang="hak" hreflang="hak" data-title="Ha-sâ-mí" data-language-autonym="客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî" data-language-local-name="Hakka Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EA%B0%80%EC%9C%84" title="가위 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="가위" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ha mw-list-item"><a href="https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almakashi" title="Almakashi – Hausa" lang="ha" hreflang="ha" data-title="Almakashi" data-language-autonym="Hausa" data-language-local-name="Hausa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hausa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%84%D5%AF%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%BF" title="Մկրատ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Մկրատ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%80" title="कैंची – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="कैंची" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0kare" title="Škare – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Škare" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cizo" title="Cizo – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Cizo" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunting" title="Gunting – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Gunting" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xh mw-list-item"><a href="https://xh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isikere" title="Isikere – Xhosa" lang="xh" hreflang="xh" data-title="Isikere" data-language-autonym="IsiXhosa" data-language-local-name="Xhosa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>IsiXhosa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sk%C3%A6ri" title="Skæri – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Skæri" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbici" title="Forbici – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Forbici" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%A1%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9D" title="מספריים – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="מספריים" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunting" title="Gunting – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Gunting" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%95%E0%B2%A4%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%A4%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%BF" title="ಕತ್ತರಿ – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ಕತ್ತರಿ" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pam mw-list-item"><a href="https://pam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunting" title="Gunting – Pampanga" lang="pam" hreflang="pam" data-title="Gunting" data-language-autonym="Kapampangan" data-language-local-name="Pampanga" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kapampangan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D2%9A%D0%B0%D0%B9%D1%88%D1%8B" title="Қайшы – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Қайшы" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kv mw-list-item"><a href="https://kv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D1%8B%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD" title="Шыран – Komi" lang="kv" hreflang="kv" data-title="Шыран" data-language-autonym="Коми" data-language-local-name="Komi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Коми</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kg mw-list-item"><a href="https://kg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sizo" title="Sizo – Kongo" lang="kg" hreflang="kg" data-title="Sizo" data-language-autonym="Kongo" data-language-local-name="Kongo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kongo</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sizo" title="Sizo – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Sizo" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cawbir" title="Cawbir – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Cawbir" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%B9%D1%87%D1%8B" title="Кайчы – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Кайчы" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mrj mw-list-item"><a href="https://mrj.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%B9%D1%8B%D1%86" title="Кайыц – Western Mari" lang="mrj" hreflang="mrj" data-title="Кайыц" data-language-autonym="Кырык мары" data-language-local-name="Western Mari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кырык мары</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%BA%A1%E0%BA%B5%E0%BA%94%E0%BA%95%E0%BA%B1%E0%BA%94" title="ມີດຕັດ – Lao" lang="lo" hreflang="lo" data-title="ມີດຕັດ" data-language-autonym="ລາວ" data-language-local-name="Lao" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ລາວ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forfex" title="Forfex – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Forfex" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0%C4%B7%C4%93res" title="Šķēres – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Šķēres" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lez mw-list-item"><a href="https://lez.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D1%83%D0%BA%D3%80%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82%D3%80" title="МукӀратӀ – Lezghian" lang="lez" hreflang="lez" data-title="МукӀратӀ" data-language-autonym="Лезги" data-language-local-name="Lezghian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Лезги</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BDirkl%C4%97s" title="Žirklės – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Žirklės" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nia mw-list-item"><a href="https://nia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guti" title="Guti – Nias" lang="nia" hreflang="nia" data-title="Guti" data-language-autonym="Li Niha" data-language-local-name="Nias" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Li Niha</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-li mw-list-item"><a href="https://li.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sji%C3%A8r" title="Sjièr – Limburgish" lang="li" hreflang="li" data-title="Sjièr" data-language-autonym="Limburgs" data-language-local-name="Limburgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Limburgs</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lmo mw-list-item"><a href="https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbes_(arnes)" title="Forbes (arnes) – Lombard" lang="lmo" hreflang="lmo" data-title="Forbes (arnes)" data-language-autonym="Lombard" data-language-local-name="Lombard" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lombard</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oll%C3%B3" title="Olló – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Olló" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%BE%D0%B6%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B8" title="Ножици – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Ножици" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%95" title="കത്രിക – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="കത്രിക" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%82%D8%B5" title="مقص – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="مقص" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B2" title="مقراز – Mazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="مقراز" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مازِرونی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunting" title="Gunting – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Gunting" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cdo mw-list-item"><a href="https://cdo.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C4%83-d%C5%8F%CC%A4" title="Gă-dŏ̤ – Mindong" lang="cdo" hreflang="cdo" data-title="Gă-dŏ̤" data-language-autonym="閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄" data-language-local-name="Mindong" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mwl mw-list-item"><a href="https://mwl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tejeiras" title="Tejeiras – Mirandese" lang="mwl" hreflang="mwl" data-title="Tejeiras" data-language-autonym="Mirandés" data-language-local-name="Mirandese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Mirandés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schaar_(gereedschap)" title="Schaar (gereedschap) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Schaar (gereedschap)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%80" title="कैँची – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="कैँची" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%81%AF%E3%81%95%E3%81%BF" title="はさみ – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="はさみ" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saks" title="Saks – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Saks" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saks" title="Saks – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Saks" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cis%C3%A8us" title="Cisèus – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Cisèus" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mhr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mhr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B0%D1%88%D0%BA%D3%B1%D0%B7%D3%A7" title="Вашкӱзӧ – Eastern Mari" lang="mhr" hreflang="mhr" data-title="Вашкӱзӧ" data-language-autonym="Олык марий" data-language-local-name="Eastern Mari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Олык марий</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qaychi" title="Qaychi – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Qaychi" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%95%E0%A9%88%E0%A8%82%E0%A8%9A%E0%A9%80" title="ਕੈਂਚੀ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਕੈਂਚੀ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%82%DB%8C%D9%86%DA%86%DB%8C" title="قینچی – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="قینچی" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ps mw-list-item"><a href="https://ps.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%8A" title="بياتي – Pashto" lang="ps" hreflang="ps" data-title="بياتي" data-language-autonym="پښتو" data-language-local-name="Pashto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پښتو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scheer" title="Scheer – Low German" lang="nds" hreflang="nds" data-title="Scheer" data-language-autonym="Plattdüütsch" data-language-local-name="Low German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Plattdüütsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/No%C5%BCyczki" title="Nożyczki – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Nożyczki" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesoura" title="Tesoura – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Tesoura" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foarfece" title="Foarfece – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Foarfece" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-qu mw-list-item"><a href="https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%27utuna" title="K'utuna – Quechua" lang="qu" hreflang="qu" data-title="K'utuna" data-language-autonym="Runa Simi" data-language-local-name="Quechua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Runa Simi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%BE%D0%B6%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%86%D1%8B" title="Ножницы – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Ножницы" data-language-autonym="Русский" 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A pair of scissors consists of a pair of <a href="/wiki/Blade" title="Blade">blades</a> pivoted so that the sharpened edges slide against each other when the <a href="/wiki/Handle" title="Handle">handles</a> (bows) opposite to the pivot are closed. Scissors are used for cutting various thin materials, such as <a href="/wiki/Paper" title="Paper">paper</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paperboard" title="Paperboard">cardboard</a>, <a href="/wiki/Metal_leaf" title="Metal leaf">metal foil</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cloth" class="mw-redirect" title="Cloth">cloth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rope" title="Rope">rope</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Wire" title="Wire">wire</a>. A large variety of scissors and shears all exist for specialized purposes. <a href="/wiki/Hair-cutting_shears" title="Hair-cutting shears">Hair-cutting shears</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kitchen_shears" class="mw-redirect" title="Kitchen shears">kitchen shears</a> are functionally equivalent to scissors, but the larger implements tend to be called <a href="/wiki/Shears_(disambiguation)#Cutting_devices" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="Shears (disambiguation)">shears</a>. Hair-cutting shears have specific blade angles ideal for cutting <a href="/wiki/Hair" title="Hair">hair</a>. Using the incorrect type of scissors to cut hair will result in increased damage or split ends, or both, by breaking the hair. Kitchen shears, also known as kitchen scissors, are intended for cutting and trimming foods such as meats. </p><p>Inexpensive, mass-produced modern scissors are often designed <a href="/wiki/Ergonomically" class="mw-redirect" title="Ergonomically">ergonomically</a> with composite <a href="/wiki/Thermoplastic" title="Thermoplastic">thermoplastic</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rubber" class="mw-redirect" title="Rubber">rubber</a> handles. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Terminology">Terminology</h2></div> <p>The noun <i>scissors</i> is treated as a <a href="/wiki/Plurale_tantum" title="Plurale tantum">plural noun</a>, and therefore takes a plural verb (e.g., <i>these scissors are</i>).<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Alternatively, the tool is referred to by the singular phrase <i>a pair of scissors</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The word <i>shears</i> is used to describe similar instruments that are larger in size and for heavier cutting.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:%E6%B1%89%E4%BB%A3%E5%89%AA%E5%88%80.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/%E6%B1%89%E4%BB%A3%E5%89%AA%E5%88%80.jpg/250px-%E6%B1%89%E4%BB%A3%E5%89%AA%E5%88%80.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/%E6%B1%89%E4%BB%A3%E5%89%AA%E5%88%80.jpg/330px-%E6%B1%89%E4%BB%A3%E5%89%AA%E5%88%80.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/%E6%B1%89%E4%BB%A3%E5%89%AA%E5%88%80.jpg/500px-%E6%B1%89%E4%BB%A3%E5%89%AA%E5%88%80.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3616" data-file-height="2096" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Han_dynasty" title="Han dynasty">Han dynasty</a> scissors</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Shears_MET_29I_E08R4.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Shears_MET_29I_E08R4.jpg/220px-Shears_MET_29I_E08R4.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="351" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Shears_MET_29I_E08R4.jpg/330px-Shears_MET_29I_E08R4.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Shears_MET_29I_E08R4.jpg/440px-Shears_MET_29I_E08R4.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2410" data-file-height="3848" /></a><figcaption>These shears are thought to date to the 2nd century AD and come from a <a href="/wiki/Roman_Empire" title="Roman Empire">Roman</a> settlement in <a href="/wiki/Trabzon" title="Trabzon">Trabzon</a>, Turkey. The style of the "Egyptianizing" metal inlay designs suggests that they were made to imitate actual <a href="/wiki/Art_of_ancient_Egypt" title="Art of ancient Egypt">Egyptian art</a>. When closed, the dog and cat figures at the tips come face to face.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <p>The earliest known scissors appeared in <a href="/wiki/Mesopotamia" title="Mesopotamia">Mesopotamia</a> 3,000 to 4,000 years ago. These were of the 'spring scissor' type comprising two <a href="/wiki/Bronze" title="Bronze">bronze</a> blades connected at the handles by a thin, flexible strip of curved bronze which served to hold the blades in alignment, to allow them to be squeezed together, and to pull them apart when released.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Spring scissors continued to be used in Europe until the 16th century. However, pivoted scissors of bronze or <a href="/wiki/Iron" title="Iron">iron</a>, in which the blades were pivoted at a point between the tips and the handles, the direct ancestor of modern scissors, were invented by the <a href="/wiki/Roman_Empire" title="Roman Empire">Romans</a> around 100 AD.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They entered common use in not only ancient Rome, but also <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a>, <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Korea" title="Korea">Korea</a>, and the idea is still used in almost all modern scissors. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_manufacture">Early manufacture</h3></div> <p>During the <a href="/wiki/Middle_Ages" title="Middle Ages">Middle Ages</a> and <a href="/wiki/Renaissance" title="Renaissance">Renaissance</a>, spring scissors were made by heating a bar of iron or steel, then flattening and shaping its ends into blades on an anvil. The center of the bar was heated, bent to form the spring, then cooled and reheated to make it flexible. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Zhang_Xiaoquan" title="Zhang Xiaoquan">Hangzhou Zhang Xiaoquan Company</a> in Hangzhou, China, has been manufacturing scissors since 1663.<sup id="cite_ref-Sudworth_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sudworth-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>William Whiteley & Sons (Sheffield) Ltd. was producing scissors by 1760, although it is believed the business began trading even earlier. The first trade-mark, 332, was granted in 1791.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The company is still manufacturing scissors today, and is the oldest company in the West to do so. </p><p>Pivoted scissors were not manufactured in large numbers until 1761, when <a href="/w/index.php?title=Robert_Hinchliffe&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Robert Hinchliffe (page does not exist)">Robert Hinchliffe</a> of <a href="/wiki/Sheffield" title="Sheffield">Sheffield</a> produced the first pair of modern-day scissors made of hardened and polished <a href="/wiki/Steel_casting" title="Steel casting">cast steel</a>. His major challenge was to form the bows; first, he made them solid, then drilled a hole, and then filed away metal to make this large enough to admit the user's fingers. This process was laborious, and apparently Hinchliffe improved upon it in order to increase production. Hinchliffe lived in Cheney Square (now the site of <a href="/wiki/Sheffield_Town_Hall#Previous_buildings" title="Sheffield Town Hall">Sheffield Town Hall</a>), and set up a sign identifying himself as a "fine scissor manufacturer". He achieved strong sales in London and elsewhere.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the 19th century, scissors were hand-forged with elaborately decorated handles. They were made by hammering steel on indented surfaces known as 'bosses' to form the blades. The rings in the handles, known as bows, were made by punching a hole in the steel and enlarging it with the pointed end of an anvil. </p><p>In 1649, in <a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Swedish</a>-ruled <a href="/wiki/Finland" title="Finland">Finland</a>, an ironworks was founded in the village of <a href="/wiki/Fiskars,_Finland" title="Fiskars, Finland">Fiskars</a> between <a href="/wiki/Helsinki" title="Helsinki">Helsinki</a> and <a href="/wiki/Turku" title="Turku">Turku</a>. In 1830, a new owner started the first cutlery works in Finland, making, among other items, scissors with the <a href="/wiki/Fiskars" title="Fiskars">Fiskars</a> trademark. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Modern_manufacturing_regions">Modern manufacturing regions</h3></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="China">China</h4></div> <p>The vast majority of global scissor manufacturing takes place in China. As of 2019, China was responsible for 64.3% of worldwide scissors exports. When combined with Chinese Taipei exports, this rises to 68.3%.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The primary scissors producing region in China is in Guandong Province. </p><p>The Hangzhou Zhang Xiaoquan Company, founded in 1663, is one of the oldest continuously operating scissor manufacturers in the world. The company was nationalized in 1958 and now employs 1500 people who annually mass-produce an estimated seven million pairs of inexpensive scissors that retail for an average of US$4 each.<sup id="cite_ref-Sudworth_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sudworth-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="France">France</h4></div> <p>In the late 14th century, the English word "scissors" came into usage. It was derived from the Old French word <span title="Old French (842-ca. 1400)-language text"><i lang="fro">cisoires</i></span>, which referred to shears.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There are several historically important scissor-producing regions in France: Haute-Marne in Nogent-en Bassigny, Châtellereault, Thiers and Rouen.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These towns, like many other scissor-producing communities, began with sabre, sword and bayonet production, which transitioned to scissors and other blades in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Thiers, in the Puy-de-Dôme department of Auvergne, remains an important centre of scissor and cutlery production. It is home to both the Musée de la Coutellerie, which showcases the town's 800-year history of blade-making,<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as well as <a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coutellia" class="extiw" title="fr:Coutellia">Coutellia</a>, an industry tradeshow that advertises itself as one of the largest annual gatherings of artisanal blade-makers in the world. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Germany">Germany</h4></div> <p>Germany was responsible for manufacturing just under 7% of global scissors exports in 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Often called "The City of Blades", <a href="/wiki/Solingen" title="Solingen">Solingen</a>, in North Rhine-Westphalia, has been a center for the manufacturing of scissors since medieval times. At the end of the 18th century it's estimated that there were over 300 scissorsmiths in Solingen.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1995 the City of Solingen passed The Solingen Ordinance, an update to a 1930s law that decreed "Made in Solingen" stamps could only be applied to products almost entirely manufactured in the old industrial area of Solingen. In 2019 this applied to approximately 150 companies making high-quality blades of all kinds, including scissors.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Friedrich Herder, founded in Solingen in 1727, is one of the oldest scissors manufacturers still operating in Germany.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Italy">Italy</h4></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Detatchable_kitchen.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Detatchable_kitchen.jpg/250px-Detatchable_kitchen.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Detatchable_kitchen.jpg/330px-Detatchable_kitchen.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Detatchable_kitchen.jpg/500px-Detatchable_kitchen.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3024" data-file-height="4032" /></a><figcaption>Classic Italian-style kitchen scissors, often used to cut food. The two halves can be detached in order to be cleaned.</figcaption></figure> <p>Premana, in Lecco Province, has its origins in ironworks and knife manufacturing beginning in the 16th century. In 1900 there were ten scissor manufacturing workshops, 20 in 1952 and 48 by 1960.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Today, Consorzio Premax, an industrial partnership, organizes over 60 local companies involved in the manufacture of scissors for global markets.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2019 Italy exported 3.5% of scissors manufactured globally.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>One of the oldest Premanese scissor manufacturing firms still in operation is Sanelli Ambrogio, which was founded in 1869.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Japan">Japan</h4></div> <p>Scissormaking in Japan evolved from sword making in the 14th century.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Seki, in Gifu Prefecture, was a renowned center of swordmaking beginning in the 1200s. After citizens were no longer permitted to carry swords, the city's blacksmiths turned to making scissors and knives.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There are many specialized types of Japanese scissors, but sewing scissors were introduced by American Commodore Matthew Perry from the United States in 1854.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Sasuke workshop in Sakai City south of Osaka is run by Yasuhiro Hirakawa, a 5th generation scissorsmith. The company has been in operation since 1867.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Yasuhiro Hirakawa is the last traditional scissormaker in Japan, making scissors in the traditional style where the blades are believed to be thinner, lighter and sharper than European scissors.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2018 he was profiled in a documentary that featured a pair of his bonsai snips which retailed for US$35,000.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Spain">Spain</h4></div> <p>In Solsona, Spain, scissor manufacturing began in the 16th century. At the industry's peak in the 18th century there were 24 workshops, organized as the Guild of Saint Eligius, the patron saint of knife makers.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By the mid-1980s there were only two, and by 2021, Pallarès Solsona, founded in 1917 by Lluìs and Carles Pallarès Canal, and still family-operated, was the town's sole remaining artisanal scissor manufacturer.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="United_Kingdom">United Kingdom</h4></div> <p>Sheffield was home to the first mass production of scissors beginning in 1761. By the 19th century there were an estimated 60 steel scissor companies in Sheffield. However, since the 1980s, industry globalization and a shift towards cheaper, mass-produced scissors created price deflation that many artisanal manufacturers could not compete with. The Sheffield scissor industry consisted of just two local companies in 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The two remaining Sheffield scissor manufacturers are William Whiteley, founded in 1760,<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Ernest_Wright_(scissors_maker)" title="Ernest Wright (scissors maker)">Ernest Wright</a>, which was established in 1902. Both now focus on high-end/niche crafting of "products for life" rather than mass production.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Between these two firms it is estimated that there are no more than ten "putter-togetherers" or "putters" who are the master-trained craftspeople responsible for high quality Sheffield scissor assembly.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2020, Ernest Wright was recognized with the Award for Endangered Crafts by the British Heritage Crafts Association.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Description_and_operation">Description and operation</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444" /><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Scissors" title="Special:EditPage/Scissors">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">January 2020</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>A pair of scissors consists of two pivoted blades. In lower-quality scissors, the cutting edges are not particularly sharp; it is primarily the <a href="/wiki/Shearing_(physics)" title="Shearing (physics)">shearing</a> action between the two blades that cuts the material. In high-quality scissors, the blades can be both extremely sharp, and tension sprung – to increase the cutting and shearing tension only at the exact point where the blades meet. The hand movement (pushing with the thumb, pulling with the fingers) can add to this tension. An ideal example is in high-quality tailor's scissors or shears, which need to be able to perfectly cut (and not simply tear apart) delicate cloths such as chiffon and silk. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Child" title="Child">Children</a>'s scissors are usually not particularly sharp, and the tips of the blades are often blunted or 'rounded' for safety. </p><p>Mechanically, scissors are a first-class double-<a href="/wiki/Lever" title="Lever">lever</a> with the pivot acting as the <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fulcrum" class="extiw" title="wikt:fulcrum">fulcrum</a>. For cutting thick or heavy material, the <a href="/wiki/Mechanical_advantage" title="Mechanical advantage">mechanical advantage</a> of a lever can be exploited by placing the material to be cut as close to the fulcrum as possible. For example, if the applied force (at the handles) is twice as far away from the fulcrum as the cutting location (i.e., the point of contact between the blades), the force at the cutting location is twice that of the applied force at the handles. Scissors cut material by applying at the cutting location a local <a href="/wiki/Shear_stress" title="Shear stress">shear stress</a> which exceeds the material's <a href="/wiki/Shear_strength" title="Shear strength">shear strength</a>. </p><p>Some scissors have an appendage, called a finger brace or finger tang, below the index finger hole for the middle finger to rest on to provide for better control and more power in precision cutting. A finger tang can be found on many quality scissors (including inexpensive ones) and especially on scissors for cutting hair (see hair scissors pictured below). In hair cutting, some claim the ring finger is inserted where some place their index finger, and the little finger rests on the finger tang. </p><p>For people who do not have the use of their hands, there are specially designed foot-operated scissors. Some quadriplegics can use a motorized mouth-operated style of scissor. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Right-handed_and_left-handed_scissors">Right-handed and left-handed scissors</h2></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:RH-LH_sidebents.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/RH-LH_sidebents.jpg/220px-RH-LH_sidebents.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/RH-LH_sidebents.jpg/330px-RH-LH_sidebents.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/RH-LH_sidebents.jpg/440px-RH-LH_sidebents.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3024" data-file-height="4032" /></a><figcaption>Left-handed (left) and right-handed (right) sidebent scissors</figcaption></figure> <p>Most scissors are best suited for use with the right hand, but <i>left-handed</i> scissors are designed for use with the left hand. Because scissors have overlapping blades, they are not symmetric. This asymmetry is true regardless of the orientation and shape of the handles and blades: the blade that is on top always forms the same diagonal regardless of orientation. Human hands are asymmetric, and when closing the scissors the thumb and fingers do not close vertically, but have a lateral component to the motion. Specifically, the thumb pushes out from the palm and the fingers pull inwards. For right-handed scissors held in the right hand, the thumb blade is closer to the user's body, so that the natural tendency of the right hand is to push the cutting blades together. Conversely, if right-handed scissors are held in the left hand, the natural tendency of the left hand would be to push the cutting blades apart. Furthermore, with right-handed scissors held by the right hand, the shearing edge is visible, but when they are used with the left hand, the cutting edge of the scissors is behind the top blade, and the cutter cannot see what is being cut. </p><p>There are two varieties of left-handed scissors. Many common left-handed scissors (often called "semi"-left-handed scissors) simply have reversed finger grips. The blades open and close as with right-handed scissors, so that users tend to pull the blades apart as they are cutting. This can be challenging for craftspeople as the blades still obscure the cut. "True" left-handed scissors have both reversed finger grips and reversed blade layout, like mirror images of right-handed scissors.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A left-handed person accustomed to using semi-left handed scissors may find using true left-handed scissors difficult at first, as they may have learned to rely heavily on the strength of their thumb to pull the blades apart vs. pushing the blades together in order to cut.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Some scissors are marketed as <a href="/wiki/Ambidextrous" class="mw-redirect" title="Ambidextrous">ambidextrous</a>. These have symmetric handles so there is no distinction between the thumb and finger handles, and have very strong pivots so that the blades rotate without any lateral give. However, most "ambidextrous" scissors are in fact still right-handed in that the upper blade is on the right, and hence is on the outside when held in the right hand. Even if they cut successfully, the blade orientation will block the view of the cutting line for a left-handed person. True ambidextrous scissors are possible if the blades are double-edged and one handle is swung all the way around (to almost 360 <a href="/wiki/Degree_(angle)" title="Degree (angle)">degrees</a>) so that what were the backs of the blades become the new cutting edges. <span><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://patents.google.com/patent/US3978584">U.S. patent 3,978,584</a></span> was awarded for true ambidextrous scissors. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Specialized_scissors_and_shears">Specialized scissors and shears</h2></div> <p>Specialized scissors and shears include: </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gardening,_agriculture_and_animal_husbandry"><span id="Gardening.2C_agriculture_and_animal_husbandry"></span>Gardening, agriculture and animal husbandry</h3></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Type </th> <th>Image </th> <th>Description/purpose </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hedge_trimmer" title="Hedge trimmer">Hedge trimmers</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Taille_haie.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Taille_haie.jpg/120px-Taille_haie.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Taille_haie.jpg/250px-Taille_haie.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="1848" data-file-height="2516" /></a></span> </td> <td>for trimming <a href="/wiki/Hedge_(barrier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hedge (barrier)">hedges</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Grass_shears" title="Grass shears">Grass shears</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gardena-Grasschere_klassisch.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Gardena-Grasschere_klassisch.jpg/150px-Gardena-Grasschere_klassisch.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="92" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Gardena-Grasschere_klassisch.jpg/225px-Gardena-Grasschere_klassisch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Gardena-Grasschere_klassisch.jpg/300px-Gardena-Grasschere_klassisch.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1874" data-file-height="1152" /></a></span> </td> <td>for trimming grass </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Averruncator" title="Averruncator">Averruncators</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Averruncator.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Averruncator.png/95px-Averruncator.png" decoding="async" width="95" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Averruncator.png/142px-Averruncator.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Averruncator.png/190px-Averruncator.png 2x" data-file-width="385" data-file-height="608" /></a></span> </td> <td>for trimming high branches </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pruning_shears" title="Pruning shears">Pruning shears</a> or secateurs </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Secateur_ouvert.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Secateur_ouvert.jpg/150px-Secateur_ouvert.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="168" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Secateur_ouvert.jpg/225px-Secateur_ouvert.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Secateur_ouvert.jpg/300px-Secateur_ouvert.jpg 2x" data-file-width="985" data-file-height="1102" /></a></span> </td> <td>for trimming small branches </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Loppers" title="Loppers">Loppers</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Astschere.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Astschere.jpg/150px-Astschere.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="51" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Astschere.jpg/225px-Astschere.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Astschere.jpg/300px-Astschere.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1252" data-file-height="428" /></a></span> </td> <td>for cutting through large branches </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sheep_shearing#Blade_shears" title="Sheep shearing">Blade shears</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BladeShears.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/BladeShears.jpg/250px-BladeShears.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="73" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/BladeShears.jpg/330px-BladeShears.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1300" data-file-height="630" /></a></span> </td> <td>for cutting an animal's fleece to harvest wool </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Food_and_drug">Food and drug</h3></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Type </th> <th>Image </th> <th>Description/purpose </th></tr> <tr> <td>Kitchen scissors or kitchen shears </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kitchen_scissors.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Kitchen_scissors.jpg/150px-Kitchen_scissors.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="76" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Kitchen_scissors.jpg/225px-Kitchen_scissors.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Kitchen_scissors.jpg/300px-Kitchen_scissors.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3964" data-file-height="1997" /></a></span> </td> <td>For food preparation and other purposes. Usually made from stainless steel for hygiene and rust-resistance. May have additional kitchen functionality in the handles, such as bottle-cap remover, fish scaler, nutcracker. </td></tr> <tr> <td>Poultry shears </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gefligelsch%C3%A9ier.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Gefligelsch%C3%A9ier.jpg/150px-Gefligelsch%C3%A9ier.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="105" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Gefligelsch%C3%A9ier.jpg/225px-Gefligelsch%C3%A9ier.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Gefligelsch%C3%A9ier.jpg/300px-Gefligelsch%C3%A9ier.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1168" data-file-height="815" /></a></span> </td> <td>to cut <a href="/wiki/Poultry" title="Poultry">poultry</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cigar_cutter" title="Cigar cutter">Cigar cutter</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cigar_cutter.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Cigar_cutter.JPG/150px-Cigar_cutter.JPG" decoding="async" width="150" height="69" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Cigar_cutter.JPG/225px-Cigar_cutter.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Cigar_cutter.JPG/300px-Cigar_cutter.JPG 2x" data-file-width="438" data-file-height="202" /></a></span> </td> <td>specialized scissors with concave blade edges to cut cigars </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Grooming">Grooming</h3></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Type </th> <th>Image </th> <th>Description/purpose </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hair-cutting_shears" title="Hair-cutting shears">Hair-cutting shears</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hair_Cutting_Scissors.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Hair_Cutting_Scissors.jpg/150px-Hair_Cutting_Scissors.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="108" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Hair_Cutting_Scissors.jpg/225px-Hair_Cutting_Scissors.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Hair_Cutting_Scissors.jpg/300px-Hair_Cutting_Scissors.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2570" data-file-height="1845" /></a></span> </td> <td>for trimming hair </td></tr> <tr> <td>Thinning shears </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Modellierschere.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Modellierschere.jpg/150px-Modellierschere.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Modellierschere.jpg/225px-Modellierschere.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Modellierschere.jpg/300px-Modellierschere.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2736" /></a></span> </td> <td>for thinning thick hair to avoid a bushy look </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hair_clipper" title="Hair clipper">Hair clippers</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Manual_hair_clippers.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Manual_hair_clippers.JPG/250px-Manual_hair_clippers.JPG" decoding="async" width="150" height="111" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Manual_hair_clippers.JPG/330px-Manual_hair_clippers.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2108" data-file-height="1560" /></a></span> </td> <td>Used by <a href="/wiki/Barber" title="Barber">barbers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hairdresser" title="Hairdresser">hairdressers</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Dog_grooming" title="Dog grooming">pet groomers</a> for cutting hair </td></tr> <tr> <td>Nail scissors </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nagelschere.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Nagelschere.jpg/150px-Nagelschere.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Nagelschere.jpg/225px-Nagelschere.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Nagelschere.jpg/300px-Nagelschere.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1400" data-file-height="797" /></a></span> </td> <td>for cutting <a href="/wiki/Fingernail" class="mw-redirect" title="Fingernail">finger-</a> and <a href="/wiki/Toenail" class="mw-redirect" title="Toenail">toenails</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Moustache scissors </td> <td> </td> <td>for trimming <a href="/wiki/Moustache" title="Moustache">moustaches</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Nose scissors </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nose_scissors.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Nose_scissors.jpg/150px-Nose_scissors.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="123" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Nose_scissors.jpg/225px-Nose_scissors.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Nose_scissors.jpg/300px-Nose_scissors.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3240" data-file-height="2656" /></a></span> </td> <td>small scissors for <a href="/wiki/Nostril" title="Nostril">nostril</a> and ear hair, blunt-ended to protect the sensitive interior of the nose and ears </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Metalwork">Metalwork</h3></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Type </th> <th>Image </th> <th>Description/purpose </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Snips" title="Snips">Snips</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Combination_snips.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Combination_snips.png/150px-Combination_snips.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Combination_snips.png/225px-Combination_snips.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Combination_snips.png/300px-Combination_snips.png 2x" data-file-width="323" data-file-height="153" /></a></span> </td> <td>for cutting through <a href="/wiki/Sheet_metal" title="Sheet metal">sheet metal</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Tin, or tinner, snips </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tin_snips.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Tin_snips.jpg/150px-Tin_snips.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Tin_snips.jpg/225px-Tin_snips.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Tin_snips.jpg/300px-Tin_snips.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5472" data-file-height="3648" /></a></span> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Compound action snips </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cortachapa.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Cortachapa.png/150px-Cortachapa.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="95" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Cortachapa.png/225px-Cortachapa.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Cortachapa.png/300px-Cortachapa.png 2x" data-file-width="2172" data-file-height="1381" /></a></span> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Pipe and duct snips </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hydraulic_rescue_tools" class="mw-redirect" title="Hydraulic rescue tools">Hydraulic cutters</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Extrication_cutter_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Extrication_cutter_1.jpg/250px-Extrication_cutter_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Extrication_cutter_1.jpg/330px-Extrication_cutter_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4368" data-file-height="2912" /></a></span> </td> <td>for cutting heavy sheet metal, often in <a href="/wiki/Traffic_collisions" class="mw-redirect" title="Traffic collisions">traffic collisions</a>. Sometimes referred to by the <a href="/wiki/Genericized_trademark" class="mw-redirect" title="Genericized trademark">genericized trademark</a> "Jaws of Life". </td></tr> <tr> <td>Throatless shears </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ThroatlessShear.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/ThroatlessShear.jpg/60px-ThroatlessShear.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/ThroatlessShear.jpg/120px-ThroatlessShear.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="921" data-file-height="2293" /></a></span> </td> <td>for cutting complex shapes in sheet metal </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Medical">Medical</h3></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Type </th> <th>Image </th> <th>Description/purpose </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Trauma_shears" title="Trauma shears">Trauma shears</a>, or "tuff cuts" </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Aa_trauma_shears.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Aa_trauma_shears.jpg/250px-Aa_trauma_shears.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Aa_trauma_shears.jpg/330px-Aa_trauma_shears.jpg 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="425" /></a></span> </td> <td>for use in emergency medical response and rescue to cut off clothing. The rounded tips are designed to slide across skin without causing injury. </td></tr> <tr> <td>Dissection scissors </td> <td> </td> <td>for cutting flesh in <a href="/wiki/Dissection" title="Dissection">dissection</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Surgical_scissors" title="Surgical scissors">Surgical scissors</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mayo_scissors_02.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Mayo_scissors_02.jpg/250px-Mayo_scissors_02.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Mayo_scissors_02.jpg/330px-Mayo_scissors_02.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1728" /></a></span> </td> <td>for cutting flesh in <a href="/wiki/Surgery" title="Surgery">surgery</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Suture_scissors&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Suture scissors (page does not exist)">Suture scissors</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Suture_scissors_on_gray.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Suture_scissors_on_gray.png/150px-Suture_scissors_on_gray.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="99" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Suture_scissors_on_gray.png/225px-Suture_scissors_on_gray.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Suture_scissors_on_gray.png/300px-Suture_scissors_on_gray.png 2x" data-file-width="1254" data-file-height="830" /></a></span> </td> <td>for cutting <a href="/wiki/Surgical_suture" title="Surgical suture">sutures</a>, the hook lifts the suture </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Iris_scissors" title="Iris scissors">Iris scissors</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>for <a href="/wiki/Ophthalmic_surgery" class="mw-redirect" title="Ophthalmic surgery">ophthalmic surgery</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Metzenbaum_scissors" title="Metzenbaum scissors">Metzenbaum scissors</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Metzenbaum_scissors.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Metzenbaum_scissors.jpg/250px-Metzenbaum_scissors.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Metzenbaum_scissors.jpg/330px-Metzenbaum_scissors.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1728" /></a></span> </td> <td>for delicate surgery </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tenotomy_scissors" title="Tenotomy scissors">Tenotomy scissors</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tenotomy_scissors.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Tenotomy_scissors.jpg/150px-Tenotomy_scissors.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Tenotomy_scissors.jpg/225px-Tenotomy_scissors.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Tenotomy_scissors.jpg/300px-Tenotomy_scissors.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3456" /></a></span> </td> <td>for delicate surgery </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mayo_scissors" title="Mayo scissors">Mayo scissors</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mayo_surgical_scissors.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Mayo_surgical_scissors.jpg/150px-Mayo_surgical_scissors.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Mayo_surgical_scissors.jpg/225px-Mayo_surgical_scissors.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Mayo_surgical_scissors.jpg/300px-Mayo_surgical_scissors.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span> </td> <td>often for cutting <a href="/wiki/Fascia" title="Fascia">fascia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bandage_scissors" title="Bandage scissors">Bandage scissors</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bandage_Scissors.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Bandage_Scissors.JPG/150px-Bandage_Scissors.JPG" decoding="async" width="150" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Bandage_Scissors.JPG/225px-Bandage_Scissors.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Bandage_Scissors.JPG/300px-Bandage_Scissors.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="960" /></a></span> </td> <td>for cutting bandages </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ceremonial">Ceremonial</h3></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Type </th> <th>Image </th> <th>Description/purpose </th></tr> <tr> <td>Ceremonial scissors </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Joshua_Kent,_with_the_help_of_Col._Jay_Silveria_cut_the_ribbon_and_Carlos_Mencia_Kid_Rock_and_Jessie_James_cut_the_ribbon_to_open_new_fitness_stations_at_RAF_Lakenheath.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Joshua_Kent%2C_with_the_help_of_Col._Jay_Silveria_cut_the_ribbon_and_Carlos_Mencia_Kid_Rock_and_Jessie_James_cut_the_ribbon_to_open_new_fitness_stations_at_RAF_Lakenheath.jpg/250px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="154" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Joshua_Kent%2C_with_the_help_of_Col._Jay_Silveria_cut_the_ribbon_and_Carlos_Mencia_Kid_Rock_and_Jessie_James_cut_the_ribbon_to_open_new_fitness_stations_at_RAF_Lakenheath.jpg/330px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1523" data-file-height="1563" /></a></span> </td> <td>giant scissors used for ceremonial <a href="/wiki/Ribbon-cutting_ceremony" class="mw-redirect" title="Ribbon-cutting ceremony">ribbon-cutting events</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sewing_and_clothes-making">Sewing and clothes-making</h3></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Type </th> <th>Image </th> <th>Description/purpose </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Crafting" class="mw-redirect" title="Crafting">All purpose, or <i>Crafting</i> scissors</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Paper_trimmers.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Paper_trimmers.jpg/250px-Paper_trimmers.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Paper_trimmers.jpg/330px-Paper_trimmers.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a></span> </td> <td>With long blades and pointed tips, designed to cut long, straight, smooth cuts in a variety of materials, and to get into small areas with the tips. In sewing applications they are primarily used for non-fabric cutting applications, such as cutting out paper patterns. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Applique" class="mw-redirect" title="Applique">Applique scissors</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>An offset handle and paddle-shaped blade pushes away the bottom layer of fabric, for controlled cuts close the stitching. Designed to cut/trim close to the fabric while protecting it from damage, and used for appliqué work and rug-making. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Button_hole" class="mw-redirect" title="Button hole">Button hole scissors</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Forbici_da_occhielli.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Forbici_da_occhielli.jpg/120px-Forbici_da_occhielli.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="118" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Forbici_da_occhielli.jpg/250px-Forbici_da_occhielli.jpg 2x" data-file-width="405" data-file-height="599" /></a></span> </td> <td>Adjustable, short-bladed, heavy-duty scissors for opening button holes. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dress-maker%27s_shears&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dress-maker's shears (page does not exist)">Dress-maker's shears</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tailors_shears_LH.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Tailors_shears_LH.jpg/250px-Tailors_shears_LH.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Tailors_shears_LH.jpg/330px-Tailors_shears_LH.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a></span> </td> <td>Dressmaker's shears have a long blade, typically 7–10 in (18–25 cm), for cutting out fabric. Blades are tapered, with one pointed and one rounded tip; the blunt tip prevents fabric from snagging on seams and threads. Blades have a "knife edge": the top blade is set at an acute angle which allows the scissors to cut through fabric easily. Heavier-duty than general scissors, the bottom blade sits flush on the table, making it easier to cut accurately through fabric. This photo is of a <a href="/wiki/Ambidexterity#Tools" title="Ambidexterity">left-handed</a> pair of shears. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Embroidery_scissors&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Embroidery scissors (page does not exist)">Embroidery scissors</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Embroidery_scissors2022.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Embroidery_scissors2022.jpg/120px-Embroidery_scissors2022.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Embroidery_scissors2022.jpg/250px-Embroidery_scissors2022.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="3024" data-file-height="4032" /></a></span> </td> <td>Small scissors which have fine sharp pointed tips, designed to get close to the fabric to effectively snip threads without damaging the material. Embroidery scissors may be elaborately decorated. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pinking_shears" title="Pinking shears">Pinking shears</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Zackenschere.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Zackenschere.jpg/150px-Zackenschere.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="72" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Zackenschere.jpg/225px-Zackenschere.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Zackenschere.jpg/300px-Zackenschere.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="773" /></a></span> </td> <td>for cutting cloth leaving a sawtooth edge, so that the fabric does not fray. </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sewing chatelaine scissors </td> <td> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Chatelaine_(chain)" title="Chatelaine (chain)">Chatelaine</a></i> is a <a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a> term meaning 'mistress of a castle, chateau or stately home' that dates back to the Middle Ages. It became used in English to refer to an ornamental clasp or hook from which chains were hung from the waist, holding perhaps, a purse, watch, keys, scissors or thimble case. The sewing chatelaine became a popular ornamental appendage worn by Victorian ladies at their waist, but disappeared when fashion changed and skirts were no longer full and long. Sewing chatelaines are now produced and worn as pendants around the neck. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tailor" title="Tailor">Tailor's scissors</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Schere_18-19_Jh.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Schere_18-19_Jh.jpg/150px-Schere_18-19_Jh.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="92" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Schere_18-19_Jh.jpg/225px-Schere_18-19_Jh.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Schere_18-19_Jh.jpg/300px-Schere_18-19_Jh.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1506" data-file-height="923" /></a></span> </td> <td>Designed to cut through heavy-duty materials such as leather, or multiple layers of fabric. Typically with thick blades about 5 in (13 cm) long, with precision-ground knife-edges which cut all the way to the tip. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_popular_culture">In popular culture</h2></div> <p>Due to their ubiquity across cultures and classes, scissors have numerous representations across world culture. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Art">Art</h3></div> <p>Numerous art forms worldwide enlist scissors as a tool/material with which to accomplish the art. For cases where scissors appear in or are represented by the final art product, see <b><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Scissors_in_art" class="extiw" title="commons:Category:Scissors in art">Commons:Category:Scissors in art</a></b>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Film">Film</h3></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Dead_Again" title="Dead Again">Dead Again</a></i> is a 1991 film starring <a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Branagh" title="Kenneth Branagh">Kenneth Branagh</a> and <a href="/wiki/Emma_Thompson" title="Emma Thompson">Emma Thompson</a> in a thriller revolving around repressed memories of scissors.</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Edward_Scissorhands" title="Edward Scissorhands">Edward Scissorhands</a></i> is a 1990 film starring <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Depp" title="Johnny Depp">Johnny Depp</a> as a young man who has hands made of multiple pairs of scissors.</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Running_with_Scissors_(film)" title="Running with Scissors (film)">Running with Scissors</a></i> is a 2006 film based on the memoir of the same title.</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Us_(2019_film)" title="Us (2019 film)">Us</a></i> is a 2019 <a href="/wiki/Psychological_horror_film" class="mw-redirect" title="Psychological horror film">psychological horror film</a> directed by <a href="/wiki/Jordan_Peele" title="Jordan Peele">Jordan Peele</a> about a family confronted by their scissor-wielding <a href="/wiki/Doppelg%C3%A4nger" title="Doppelgänger">doppelgängers</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Games">Games</h3></div> <ul><li>The game <a href="/wiki/Rock_paper_scissors" title="Rock paper scissors">Rock paper scissors</a> involves two or more players making shapes with their hands to determine the outcome of the game. One of the three shapes, 'scissors', is made by extending the index and middle fingers to mimic the shape of most scissors.</li> <li>In the horror video game franchise, <i><a href="/wiki/Clock_Tower_(series)" title="Clock Tower (series)">Clock Tower</a></i>, there is a character called <a href="/wiki/Scissorman" class="mw-redirect" title="Scissorman">Scissorman</a>. Although the identity is usually taken by multiple individuals throughout the series, Scissorman is usually portrayed as a demonic serial killer with a giant pair of scissors, and kills anyone without showing any signs of mercy or remorse.</li> <li>An <a href="/wiki/Anthropomorphism" title="Anthropomorphism">anthropomorphic</a> pair of scissors appears as a <a href="/wiki/Boss_(video_games)" title="Boss (video games)">boss</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/Paper_Mario:_The_Origami_King" title="Paper Mario: The Origami King">Paper Mario: The Origami King</a></i>. Various additions of scissor related activity appear as well, such as a variation of Rock paper scissors.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Literature">Literature</h3></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Heinrich_Hoffmann_(author)" title="Heinrich Hoffmann (author)">Heinrich Hoffmann</a>'s 1845 children's book <a href="/wiki/Struwwelpeter" title="Struwwelpeter">Struwwelpeter</a> includes Die Geschichte vom Daumenlutscher ("The Story of the Thumb-Sucker") in which a child continues to suck his thumbs despite his mother's warnings about The Great Tall Scissorman. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Augusten_Burroughs" title="Augusten Burroughs">Augusten Burroughs</a>' 2002 <a href="/wiki/Memoir" title="Memoir">memoir</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Running_with_Scissors_(memoir)" title="Running with Scissors (memoir)">Running with Scissors</a></i> spent eight weeks on the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Times_Best_Seller_List" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Times Best Seller List"><i>New York Times</i> best seller list</a>. The book was later adapted into a film. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Music">Music</h3></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Running_with_Scissors_(%22Weird_Al%22_Yankovic_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Running with Scissors ("Weird Al" Yankovic album)">Running with Scissors</a></i> is the title of a 1999 album by <a href="/wiki/%22Weird_Al%22_Yankovic" title=""Weird Al" Yankovic">"Weird Al" Yankovic</a>.</li> <li>The song "The Tailor Shop on Enbizaka (円尾坂の仕立屋 <i>Enbizaka no Shitateya</i>)" from <a href="/wiki/Vocaloid" title="Vocaloid">Vocaloid</a> producer Akuno-P tells a story about a tailor that kills a man and his family, whom she mistakes for her unfaithful lover and his three mistresses, using her sewing scissors.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/XTC" title="XTC">XTC</a> song "Scissor Man", later covered by <a href="/wiki/Primus_(band)" title="Primus (band)">Primus</a>.</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Save_Your_Scissors" title="Save Your Scissors">Save Your Scissors</a>" – song by <a href="/wiki/City_and_Colour" title="City and Colour">City and Colour</a>.</li> <li>The song "Scissors" by American Rock Band "Slipknot"</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Proverbs">Proverbs</h3></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Proverbs" class="mw-redirect" title="Proverbs">Proverbs</a> about scissors are found in many language communities. </p> <ul><li>"Dull scissors don't cut straight." English<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>"An old bachelor is only half a pair of scissors." English<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>"A man without a woman like half a scissors, that would not cut but scratch." <a href="/wiki/Romanian_language" title="Romanian language">Romanian</a><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>"Scissors do not cut out the scissors' nail." <a href="/wiki/Hungarian_language" title="Hungarian language">Hungarian</a><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>"A face shaped like petals of the lotus, a voice as cool as sandal, a heart like a pair of scissors, and excessive humility, these are the signs of a rogue." <a href="/wiki/Sanskrit" title="Sanskrit">Sanskrit</a><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>"Those who have scissors are many but those who sew are none." Pagu<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>"Spoon, fork, scissors, and lamp are not for little children." <a href="/wiki/Volga_Germans" title="Volga Germans">Volga German</a><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sport">Sport</h3></div> <p>The term 'scissor kick' may be found in several sports, including: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Scissor_kick_(strike)" class="mw-redirect" title="Scissor kick (strike)">Scissor kick (strike)</a>, a generic martial arts term for any of a number of moves that may resemble the appearance or action of a pair of scissors.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bicycle_kick" title="Bicycle kick">Bicycle kicks</a> in <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">football</a> are sometimes known as 'scissor kicks'.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Human_swimming" class="mw-redirect" title="Human swimming">Swimming</a> strokes including the <a href="/wiki/Sidestroke" title="Sidestroke">sidestroke</a> incorporate a leg movement often known as a 'scissor kick'.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Superstition">Superstition</h3></div> <p>Scissors have a widespread place in cultural superstitions. In many cases, the details of the superstition may be specific to a given country, region, tribe, religion or even situation. </p> <ul><li>Africa <ul><li>In parts of North <a href="/wiki/Africa" title="Africa">Africa</a>, it was held that scissors could be used to <a href="/wiki/Curse" title="Curse">curse</a> a bridegroom. When the bridegroom was on horseback, the person enacting the curse would stand behind him with the scissors open and call his name. If the bridegroom answered to his name being called, the scissors would then be snapped shut and the bridegroom would be unable to consummate his marriage with his bride.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li>Asia <ul><li>In Pakistan, some believe that scissors should never be idly opened and closed without purpose; this is believed to cause bad luck.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li></ul></li> <li>Western Europe <ul><li>As iron was believed to ward off fairies, British parents traditionally hung a pair of iron scissors over cradles to keep fairies away. Sometimes the scissors were kept open to make the shape of a cross for extra protection.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li>North America <ul><li>United States <ul><li>In <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans" title="New Orleans">New Orleans</a>, some believed that putting an open pair of scissors underneath your <a href="/wiki/Pillow" title="Pillow">pillow</a> at night was a sound method for sleeping well, even if one is cursed.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li>Eastern Europe <ul><li>In some Eastern European countries, it is believed that leaving scissors open causes fights and disagreements within a household.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li></ul></li> <li>China <ul><li>In China, it is believed that to give scissors to a friend or loved one is to be cutting ties with them.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Science">Science</h3></div> <p>Scissors have been used in the sciences for various purposes, including descriptions of animals or natural features. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Nature">Nature</h3></div> <p>Animals named after scissors include: </p> <ul><li>Birds <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Scissor-tailed_flycatcher" title="Scissor-tailed flycatcher">scissor-tailed flycatcher</a> of North and Central America.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Scissor-tailed_hummingbird" title="Scissor-tailed hummingbird">scissor-tailed hummingbird</a></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Scissor-tailed_kite" title="Scissor-tailed kite">scissor-tailed kite</a>, a bird that is widespread throughout Africa.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Scissor-tailed_nightjar" title="Scissor-tailed nightjar">scissor-tailed nightjar</a> of <a href="/wiki/South_America" title="South America">South America</a>.</li></ul></li> <li>Fish <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Scissortail_rasbora_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="Scissortail rasbora (disambiguation)">scissor-tail rasbora</a>, several species of fish that are commonly used for freshwater aquariums.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Scissors_(Jian)_with_Clouds_and_Floral_Scrolls_LACMA_M.2003.14.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Chinese scissors, early to mid-Tang dynasty"><img alt="Chinese scissors, early to mid-Tang dynasty" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Scissors_%28Jian%29_with_Clouds_and_Floral_Scrolls_LACMA_M.2003.14.jpg/120px-Scissors_%28Jian%29_with_Clouds_and_Floral_Scrolls_LACMA_M.2003.14.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="84" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Scissors_%28Jian%29_with_Clouds_and_Floral_Scrolls_LACMA_M.2003.14.jpg/250px-Scissors_%28Jian%29_with_Clouds_and_Floral_Scrolls_LACMA_M.2003.14.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="2100" data-file-height="1476" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Chinese scissors, early to mid-<a href="/wiki/Tang_dynasty" title="Tang dynasty">Tang dynasty</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Iron_scissors,_E_Han.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="A pair of iron scissors dating from the Han dynasty"><img alt="A pair of iron scissors dating from the Han dynasty" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Iron_scissors%2C_E_Han.JPG/120px-Iron_scissors%2C_E_Han.JPG" decoding="async" width="85" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Iron_scissors%2C_E_Han.JPG/250px-Iron_scissors%2C_E_Han.JPG 1.5x" data-file-width="330" data-file-height="466" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">A pair of iron scissors dating from the <a href="/wiki/Han_dynasty" title="Han dynasty">Han dynasty</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Skalm_2.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Fiskars scissors from 1967"><img alt="Fiskars scissors from 1967" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Skalm_2.JPG/120px-Skalm_2.JPG" decoding="async" width="120" height="63" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Skalm_2.JPG/180px-Skalm_2.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Skalm_2.JPG/240px-Skalm_2.JPG 2x" data-file-width="823" data-file-height="431" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Fiskars" title="Fiskars">Fiskars</a> scissors from 1967</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Borduurschaartje.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Embroidery scissors in the form of a crane"><img alt="Embroidery scissors in the form of a crane" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Borduurschaartje.jpg/120px-Borduurschaartje.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Borduurschaartje.jpg/250px-Borduurschaartje.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1063" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Embroidery" title="Embroidery">Embroidery</a> scissors in the form of a <a href="/wiki/Crane_(bird)" title="Crane (bird)">crane</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Schere_Gr_99.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="A pair of shears"><img alt="A pair of shears" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Schere_Gr_99.jpg/120px-Schere_Gr_99.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Schere_Gr_99.jpg/250px-Schere_Gr_99.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="1185" data-file-height="790" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">A pair of shears</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Teppichschere.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Scissors for cutting carpet pile"><img alt="Scissors for cutting carpet pile" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Teppichschere.jpg/120px-Teppichschere.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="77" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Teppichschere.jpg/180px-Teppichschere.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Teppichschere.jpg/240px-Teppichschere.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2968" data-file-height="1908" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Scissors for cutting carpet pile</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Small_Scissors.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="These scissors are used in Japan to cut threads in sewing."><img alt="These scissors are used in Japan to cut threads in sewing." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Small_Scissors.jpg/120px-Small_Scissors.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="53" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Small_Scissors.jpg/180px-Small_Scissors.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Small_Scissors.jpg/240px-Small_Scissors.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1752" data-file-height="780" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">These scissors are used in Japan to cut threads in sewing.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Scissors_Pre_1850.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Scissors, pre-1850s iron from Norway, used to cut cloth"><img alt="Scissors, pre-1850s iron from Norway, used to cut cloth" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Scissors_Pre_1850.jpg/120px-Scissors_Pre_1850.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="86" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Scissors_Pre_1850.jpg/180px-Scissors_Pre_1850.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Scissors_Pre_1850.jpg/240px-Scissors_Pre_1850.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3906" data-file-height="2797" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Scissors, pre-1850s iron from Norway, used to cut cloth</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:%E6%89%8B%E5%B7%A5%E9%94%BB%E6%89%93%E8%9E%AF%E5%89%AA.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Chinese-style scissors seen in a Hangzhou museum"><img alt="Chinese-style scissors seen in a Hangzhou museum" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/%E6%89%8B%E5%B7%A5%E9%94%BB%E6%89%93%E8%9E%AF%E5%89%AA.jpg/120px-%E6%89%8B%E5%B7%A5%E9%94%BB%E6%89%93%E8%9E%AF%E5%89%AA.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/%E6%89%8B%E5%B7%A5%E9%94%BB%E6%89%93%E8%9E%AF%E5%89%AA.jpg/180px-%E6%89%8B%E5%B7%A5%E9%94%BB%E6%89%93%E8%9E%AF%E5%89%AA.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/%E6%89%8B%E5%B7%A5%E9%94%BB%E6%89%93%E8%9E%AF%E5%89%AA.jpg/240px-%E6%89%8B%E5%B7%A5%E9%94%BB%E6%89%93%E8%9E%AF%E5%89%AA.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3568" data-file-height="2376" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Chinese-style scissors seen in a Hangzhou museum</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hemostat" title="Hemostat">Hemostat</a> resembles a pair of scissors, but is used as a clamp in <a href="/wiki/Surgery" title="Surgery">surgery</a> and does not cut at all.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nipper_(tool)" title="Nipper (tool)">Nippers</a> cut (break) small pieces out of <a href="/wiki/Tile" title="Tile">tile</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pliers" title="Pliers">Pliers</a> used for holding and <a href="/wiki/Crimp_connection" class="mw-redirect" title="Crimp connection">crimping</a> metal or wire.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tijeras_Canyon" title="Tijeras Canyon">Tijeras Canyon</a> a geological feature in New Mexico, US and <a href="/wiki/Tijeras,_New_Mexico" title="Tijeras, New Mexico">Tijeras</a> a village in the same canyon, after "scissors" in Spanish.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns 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embroidery">Whitework</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="8" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Odo_bayeux_tapestry_detail.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Odo_bayeux_tapestry_detail.jpg/120px-Odo_bayeux_tapestry_detail.jpg" decoding="async" width="85" height="215" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Odo_bayeux_tapestry_detail.jpg/250px-Odo_bayeux_tapestry_detail.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="353" data-file-height="893" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure><figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sampler_by_Elizabeth_Laidman_1760_detail.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Sampler_by_Elizabeth_Laidman_1760_detail.jpg/85px-Sampler_by_Elizabeth_Laidman_1760_detail.jpg" decoding="async" 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navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Backstitch" title="Backstitch">Backstitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blanket_stitch" title="Blanket stitch">Blanket</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Box_stitch" class="mw-redirect" title="Box stitch">Box</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buttonhole_stitch" title="Buttonhole stitch">Buttonhole</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chain_stitch" title="Chain stitch">Chain stitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Couching" title="Couching">Couching and laid work</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cross_stitches" title="Cross stitches">Cross stitches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Embroidery_stitch" title="Embroidery stitch">Embroidery stitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Featherstitch" title="Featherstitch">Featherstitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holbein_stitch" title="Holbein stitch">Holbein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parisian_stitch" title="Parisian stitch">Parisian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Running_stitch" class="mw-redirect" title="Running stitch">Running</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satin_stitch" title="Satin stitch">Satin stitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sashiko_stitching" class="mw-redirect" title="Sashiko stitching">Sashiko</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shisha_(embroidery)" title="Shisha (embroidery)">Shisha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Straight_stitch" title="Straight stitch">Straight stitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tent_stitch" title="Tent stitch">Tent stitch</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Tools and materials</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aida_cloth" title="Aida cloth">Aida cloth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Embroidery_hoop" class="mw-redirect" title="Embroidery hoop">Embroidery hoop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Embroidery_thread" title="Embroidery thread">Embroidery thread</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Even-weave" class="mw-redirect" title="Even-weave">Evenweave</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perforated_paper" title="Perforated paper">Perforated paper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plainweave" title="Plainweave">Plainweave</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plastic_canvas" title="Plastic canvas">Plastic canvas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sampler_(needlework)" title="Sampler (needlework)">Sampler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slip_(needlework)" title="Slip (needlework)">Slip</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yarn" title="Yarn">Yarn</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Regional<div class="paragraphbreak" style="margin-top:0.5em"></div>and historical</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Art_needlework" title="Art needlework">Art needlework</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balochi_needlework" title="Balochi needlework">Balochi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brazilian_embroidery" title="Brazilian embroidery">Brazilian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bunka_shishu" title="Bunka shishu">Bunka shishu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalaga" title="Kalaga">Burmese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chikan_(embroidery)" title="Chikan (embroidery)">Chikan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chinese_embroidery" title="Chinese embroidery">Chinese</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cantonese_embroidery" title="Cantonese embroidery">Cantonese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sichuan_embroidery" title="Sichuan embroidery">Sichuan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suzhou_embroidery" title="Suzhou embroidery">Suzhou</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Xiang_embroidery" title="Xiang embroidery">Xiang</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/English_embroidery" title="English embroidery">English</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Embroidery_of_India" title="Embroidery of India">Indian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Islamic_embroidery" title="Islamic embroidery">Islamic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jacobean_embroidery" title="Jacobean embroidery">Jacobean</a></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Sashiko" title="Sashiko">Sashiko</a></i></span> <ul><li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Kogin-zashi" title="Kogin-zashi">Kogin-zashi</a></i></span></li></ul></li> <li><span title="Japanese-language romanization"><i lang="ja-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Bunka_shishu" title="Bunka shishu">Bunka shishu</a></i></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaitag_textiles" title="Kaitag textiles">Kaitag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kantha" title="Kantha">Kantha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kasuti" title="Kasuti">Kasuti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korean_embroidery" title="Korean embroidery">Korean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Macedonian_embroidery" title="Macedonian embroidery">Macedonian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mountmellick_embroidery" title="Mountmellick embroidery">Mountmellick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nakshi_kantha" title="Nakshi kantha">Nakshi kantha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Persian_embroidery" title="Persian embroidery">Persian</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rasht_embroidery" title="Rasht embroidery">Rasht</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sermeh_embroidery" title="Sermeh embroidery">Sermeh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sistan_embroidery" title="Sistan embroidery">Sistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zardozi" title="Zardozi">Zardozi</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Opus_Anglicanum" title="Opus Anglicanum">Opus Anglicanum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rushnyk" title="Rushnyk">Rushnyk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sewed_muslin" title="Sewed muslin">Sewed muslin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ukrainian_embroidery" title="Ukrainian embroidery">Ukrainian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vietnamese_embroidery" title="Vietnamese embroidery">Vietnamese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vyshyvanka" title="Vyshyvanka">Vyshyvanka</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Embroideries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Butler-Bowden_Cope" class="mw-redirect" title="Butler-Bowden Cope">Butler-Bowden Cope</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bayeux_Tapestry" title="Bayeux Tapestry">Bayeux Tapestry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bradford_carpet" title="Bradford carpet">Bradford carpet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Tapestry_of_Scotland" title="Great Tapestry of Scotland">Great Tapestry of Scotland</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Great_Tapestry_of_Scotland:_People%27s_Panel" title="Great Tapestry of Scotland: People's Panel">Great Tapestry of Scotland: People's Panel</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hastings_Embroidery" title="Hastings Embroidery">Hastings Embroidery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hestia_Tapestry" title="Hestia Tapestry">Hestia tapestry</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Magna_Carta_(An_Embroidery)" title="Magna Carta (An Embroidery)">Magna Carta (An Embroidery)</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Margaret_Layton%27s_embroidered_jacket" title="Margaret Layton's embroidered jacket">Margaret Layton's jacket</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_World_Tapestry" title="New World Tapestry">New World Tapestry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Overlord_Embroidery" title="Overlord Embroidery">Overlord Embroidery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oxburgh_Hangings" title="Oxburgh Hangings">Oxburgh Hangings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prestonpans_Tapestry" title="Prestonpans Tapestry">Prestonpans Tapestry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quaker_Tapestry" title="Quaker Tapestry">Quaker Tapestry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Diaspora_Tapestry" title="Scottish Diaspora Tapestry">Scottish Diaspora Tapestry</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fragments_of_a_Cope_with_the_Seven_Sacraments" title="Fragments of a Cope with the Seven Sacraments">Fragments of a Cope with the Seven Sacraments</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Designers<div class="paragraphbreak" style="margin-top:0.5em"></div>and embroiderers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Emilie_Bach" title="Emilie Bach">Emilie Bach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leon_Conrad" title="Leon Conrad">Leon Conrad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beryl_Dean" title="Beryl Dean">Beryl Dean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shahin_Ebrahimzadeh-Pezeshki" title="Shahin Ebrahimzadeh-Pezeshki">Shahin Ebrahimzadeh-Pezeshki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaffe_Fassett" title="Kaffe Fassett">Kaffe Fassett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Juanita_Growing_Thunder_Fogarty" title="Juanita Growing Thunder Fogarty">Juanita Growing Thunder Fogarty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Constance_Howard_(artist)" title="Constance Howard (artist)">Constance Howard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marilyn_Leavitt-Imblum" title="Marilyn Leavitt-Imblum">Marilyn Leavitt-Imblum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Lesage" title="François Lesage">François Lesage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ann_Macbeth" title="Ann Macbeth">Ann Macbeth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/May_Morris" title="May Morris">May Morris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jessie_Newbery" title="Jessie Newbery">Jessie Newbery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahtab_Norouzi" title="Mahtab Norouzi">Mahtab Norouzi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tetiana_Protcheva" title="Tetiana Protcheva">Tetiana Protcheva</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Germain_de_Saint_Aubin" title="Charles Germain de Saint Aubin">Charles Germain de Saint Aubin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Elizabeth_Turner" title="Mary Elizabeth Turner">Mary Elizabeth Turner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dimitri_Vlachos_-_Castano" title="Dimitri Vlachos - Castano">Dimitri Vlachos - Castano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kathleen_Whyte" title="Kathleen Whyte">Kathleen Whyte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erica_Wilson" title="Erica Wilson">Erica Wilson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lily_Yeats" title="Lily Yeats">Lily Yeats</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Organizations<div class="paragraphbreak" style="margin-top:0.5em"></div>and museums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Embroiderers%27_Guild" title="Embroiderers' Guild">Embroiderers' Guild (UK)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Embroiderers%27_Guild_of_America" title="Embroiderers' Guild of America">Embroiderers' Guild of America</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Embroidery_Software_Protection_Coalition" title="Embroidery Software Protection Coalition">Embroidery Software Protection Coalition</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Needlework_Development_Scheme" title="Needlework Development Scheme">Needlework Development Scheme</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_School_of_Needlework" title="Royal School of Needlework">Royal School of Needlework</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wemyss_School_of_Needlework" title="Wemyss School of Needlework">Wemyss School of Needlework</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chung_Young_Yang_Embroidery_Museum" title="Chung Young Yang Embroidery Museum">Chung Young Yang Embroidery Museum </a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Han_Sang_Soo_Embroidery_Museum" title="Han Sang Soo Embroidery Museum">Han Sang Soo Embroidery Museum</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Appliqu%C3%A9" title="Appliqué">Appliqué</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crochet" title="Crochet">Crochet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knitting" title="Knitting">Knitting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lace" title="Lace">Lace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Needlework" title="Needlework">Needlework</a></li> <li><a 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knitting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Row_counter_(hand_knitting)" title="Row counter (hand knitting)">Row counter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stitch_holder" title="Stitch holder">Stitch holder</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="11" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Detailed_close_up_of_multi-coloured_knitting_stitches.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Detailed_close_up_of_multi-coloured_knitting_stitches.jpg/75px-Detailed_close_up_of_multi-coloured_knitting_stitches.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="173" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Detailed_close_up_of_multi-coloured_knitting_stitches.jpg/113px-Detailed_close_up_of_multi-coloured_knitting_stitches.jpg 1.5x, 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knitting">Continental</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/English_knitting" title="English knitting">English</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flat_knitting" title="Flat knitting">Flat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norwegian_knitting" title="Norwegian knitting">Norwegian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warp_knitting" title="Warp knitting">Warp</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Stitches</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Basic_knitted_fabrics#Stockinette/stocking_stitch_and_reverse_stockinette_stitch" title="Basic knitted fabrics">Stockinette/Stocking stitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basic_knitted_fabrics#Garter_stitch" title="Basic knitted fabrics">Garter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Decrease_(knitting)" title="Decrease (knitting)">Decrease</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dip_stitch" title="Dip stitch">Dip stitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elongated_stitch" title="Elongated stitch">Elongated stitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Increase_(knitting)" title="Increase (knitting)">Increase</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loop_knitting" title="Loop knitting">Loop knitting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twisted_stitch" title="Twisted stitch">Twisted stitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yarn_over" title="Yarn over">Yarn over</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Techniques</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arm_knitting" title="Arm knitting">Arm knitting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basketweave_(knitting)" title="Basketweave (knitting)">Basketweave</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bead_knitting" title="Bead knitting">Bead knitting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bias_knitting" title="Bias knitting">Bias knitting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Binding_off" title="Binding off">Binding/Casting off</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobble_(knitting)" title="Bobble (knitting)">Bobble</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brioche_knitting" title="Brioche knitting">Brioche knitting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buttonhole_(knitting)" title="Buttonhole (knitting)">Buttonhole</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cable_knitting" title="Cable knitting">Cables</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Casting_on_(knitting)" title="Casting on (knitting)">Casting on</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Double_knitting" title="Double knitting">Double knitting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drop-stitch_knitting" title="Drop-stitch knitting">Drop-stitch knitting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Entrelac" title="Entrelac">Entrelac</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Faggoting_(knitting)" class="mw-redirect" title="Faggoting (knitting)">Faggoting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finger_knitting" title="Finger knitting">Finger knitting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gather_(knitting)" title="Gather (knitting)">Gather</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gauge_(knitting)" title="Gauge (knitting)">Gauge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grafting_(knitting)" title="Grafting (knitting)">Grafting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hand_knitting" title="Hand knitting">Hand knitting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hem_(knitting)" title="Hem (knitting)">Hemming</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Illusion_knitting" title="Illusion knitting">Illusion knitting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lace_knitting" title="Lace knitting">Lace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medallion_knitting" title="Medallion knitting">Medallion knitting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pick_up_stitches_(knitting)" title="Pick up stitches (knitting)">Picking up stitches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pleat_(knitting)" title="Pleat (knitting)">Pleat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ribbing_(knitting)" title="Ribbing (knitting)">Ribbing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roositud" title="Roositud">Roositud</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_row_(knitting)" title="Short row (knitting)">Short row</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slip-stitch_knitting" title="Slip-stitch knitting">Slip-stitch knitting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spool_knitting" title="Spool knitting">Spool knitting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steek" title="Steek">Steek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Three_needle_bindoff" title="Three needle bindoff">Three needle bindoff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thrumming_(textiles)" title="Thrumming (textiles)">Thrumming</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tuck_(knitting)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tuck (knitting)">Tuck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twined_knitting" title="Twined knitting">Twined</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weaving_(knitting)" title="Weaving (knitting)">Weaving</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Welting_(knitting)" title="Welting (knitting)">Welting</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Patterns</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aran_jumper" title="Aran jumper">Aran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Argyle_(pattern)" title="Argyle (pattern)">Argyle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fair_Isle_(technique)" title="Fair Isle (technique)">Fair Isle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Intarsia_(knitting)" title="Intarsia (knitting)">Intarsia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Machine knitting</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Complete_garment_knitting" title="Complete garment knitting">Complete garment knitting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fully_fashioned_knitting" title="Fully fashioned knitting">Fully fashioned knitting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knitting_machine" title="Knitting machine">Knitting machine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knitting_Nancy" class="mw-redirect" title="Knitting Nancy">Knitting Nancy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stocking_frame" title="Stocking frame">Stocking frame</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Lee_(inventor)" title="William Lee (inventor)">William Lee (inventor)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Knitters and<br />designers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Barsky" title="Sam Barsky">Sam Barsky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicky_Epstein" title="Nicky Epstein">Nicky Epstein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaffe_Fassett" title="Kaffe Fassett">Kaffe Fassett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marianne_Kinzel" title="Marianne Kinzel">Marianne Kinzel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frances_Lambert_(needleworker)" title="Frances Lambert (needleworker)">Frances Lambert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herbert_Niebling" title="Herbert Niebling">Herbert Niebling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shannon_Okey" title="Shannon Okey">Shannon Okey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephanie_Pearl-McPhee" title="Stephanie Pearl-McPhee">Stephanie Pearl-McPhee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alice_Starmore" title="Alice Starmore">Alice Starmore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Debbie_Stoller" title="Debbie Stoller">Debbie Stoller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meg_Swansen" title="Meg Swansen">Meg Swansen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barbara_G._Walker" title="Barbara G. Walker">Barbara G. Walker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Zimmermann" title="Elizabeth Zimmermann">Elizabeth Zimmermann</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Organizations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/I_Knit_London" title="I Knit London">I Knit London</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knitta_Please" title="Knitta Please">Knitta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knitting_clubs" class="mw-redirect" title="Knitting clubs">Knitting clubs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knitty" title="Knitty">Knitty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ravelry" title="Ravelry">Ravelry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Revolutionary_Knitting_Circle" title="Revolutionary Knitting Circle">Revolutionary Knitting Circle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stitch_%27n_Bitch" title="Stitch 'n Bitch">Stitch 'n Bitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UK_Hand_Knitting_Association" title="UK Hand Knitting Association">UK Hand Knitting Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Wide_Knit_in_Public_Day" title="World Wide Knit in Public Day">World Wide Knit in Public Day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Knitting_Guild_Association" title="The Knitting Guild Association">The Knitting Guild Association</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Basic_knitted_fabrics" title="Basic knitted fabrics">Basic knitted fabrics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blocking_(textile_arts)" title="Blocking (textile arts)">Blocking</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dye_lot" title="Dye lot">Dye lot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_knitting" title="History of knitting">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knitted_fabric" title="Knitted fabric">Knitted fabric</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knitting_abbreviations" title="Knitting abbreviations">Knitting abbreviations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knitting_in_literature" title="Knitting in literature">Knitting in literature</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_knitting_stitches" title="List of knitting stitches">List of knitting stitches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Selvage_(knitting)" title="Selvage (knitting)">Selvage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yarn_bombing" title="Yarn bombing">Yarn bombing</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Sewing741" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231" /><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Sewing" title="Template:Sewing"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Sewing" title="Template talk:Sewing"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Sewing" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Sewing"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Sewing741" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Sewing" title="Sewing">Sewing</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Techniques</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tack_(sewing)" title="Tack (sewing)">Basting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cut_(clothing)" title="Cut (clothing)">Cut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darning" title="Darning">Darning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ease_(sewing)" title="Ease (sewing)">Ease</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Embellishment" title="Embellishment">Embellishment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fabric_tube_turning" title="Fabric tube turning">Fabric tube turning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Floating_canvas" title="Floating canvas">Floating canvas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gather_(sewing)" title="Gather (sewing)">Gather</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Godet_(sewing)" title="Godet (sewing)">Godet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gore_(fabrics)" title="Gore (fabrics)">Gore (fabrics)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gusset" title="Gusset">Gusset</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heirloom_sewing" title="Heirloom sewing">Heirloom sewing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pleat" title="Pleat">Pleat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shirring" title="Shirring">Shirring</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Stitch_(textile_arts)" title="Stitch (textile arts)">Stitches</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/List_of_sewing_stitches" title="List of sewing stitches">list</a>)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Backstitch" title="Backstitch">Backstitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bar_tack" title="Bar tack">Bar tack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blanket_stitch" title="Blanket stitch">Blanket</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blind_stitch" title="Blind stitch">Blind stitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buttonhole_stitch" title="Buttonhole stitch">Buttonhole</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cross_stitches" title="Cross stitches">Catch stitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chain_stitch" title="Chain stitch">Chain stitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coverstitch" title="Coverstitch">Coverstitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cross-stitch" title="Cross-stitch">Cross-stitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Embroidery_stitch" title="Embroidery stitch">Embroidery stitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hemstitch" title="Hemstitch">Hemstitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockstitch" title="Lockstitch">Lockstitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Overlock" title="Overlock">Overlock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pad_stitch" title="Pad stitch">Pad stitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pick_stitch" title="Pick stitch">Pick stitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rantering" title="Rantering">Rantering</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Running_stitch" class="mw-redirect" title="Running stitch">Running</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sashiko" title="Sashiko">Sashiko</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stoating" title="Stoating">Stoating</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tack_(sewing)" title="Tack (sewing)">Tack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Topstitch" title="Topstitch">Topstitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zigzag_stitch" title="Zigzag stitch">Zigzag</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Seam_(sewing)" title="Seam (sewing)">Seams</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Neckline" title="Neckline">Neckline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Felled_seam" title="Felled seam">Felled seam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seam_allowance" title="Seam allowance">Seam allowance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Style_line" title="Style line">Style line</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Notions_(sewing)" title="Notions (sewing)">Notions</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Trim_(sewing)" title="Trim (sewing)">Trim</a></li></ul></div></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bias_tape" title="Bias tape">Bias tape</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Collar_stay" title="Collar stay">Collar stay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elastic_(notion)" title="Elastic (notion)">Elastic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Galloon" title="Galloon">Galloon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grommet" title="Grommet">Grommet/eyelet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interfacing" title="Interfacing">Interfacing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Passementerie" title="Passementerie">Passementerie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Piping_(sewing)" title="Piping (sewing)">Piping</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ruffle_(sewing)" title="Ruffle (sewing)">Ruffle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rickrack" title="Rickrack">Rickrack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Self-fabric" title="Self-fabric">Self-fabric</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soutache" title="Soutache">Soutache</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twill_tape" title="Twill tape">Twill tape</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wrights_(textile_manufacturers)" title="Wrights (textile manufacturers)">Wrights</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Closures</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Buckle" title="Buckle">Buckle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Button" title="Button">Button</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buttonhole" title="Buttonhole">Buttonhole</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frog_(fastening)" title="Frog (fastening)">Frog</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hook-and-eye_closure" title="Hook-and-eye closure">Hook-and-eye</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hook-and-loop_fastener" title="Hook-and-loop fastener">Hook-and-loop fastener</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shank_(sewing)" title="Shank (sewing)">Shank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Snap_fastener" title="Snap fastener">Snap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zipper" title="Zipper">Zipper</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Materials</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Grain_(textile)" title="Grain (textile)">Grain/bias</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Selvage" title="Selvage">Selvage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Textile" title="Textile">Textile/fabric</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thread_(yarn)" title="Thread (yarn)">Thread</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yarn" title="Yarn">Yarn</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Tools</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bobbin" title="Bobbin">Bobbin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dress_form" title="Dress form">Dress form</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Needlecase" title="Needlecase">Needlecase</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Needle_threader" title="Needle threader">Needle threader</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pattern_notcher" title="Pattern notcher">Pattern notcher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pin" title="Pin">Pin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pincushion" title="Pincushion">Pincushion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pinking_shears" title="Pinking shears">Pinking shears</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Scissors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seam_ripper" title="Seam ripper">Seam ripper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sewing_gauge" title="Sewing gauge">Sewing gauge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sewing_needle" title="Sewing needle">Sewing needle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stitching_awl" title="Stitching awl">Stitching awl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tailor%27s_ham" title="Tailor's ham">Tailor's ham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tape_measure" title="Tape measure">Tape measure</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thimble" title="Thimble">Thimble</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tracing_paper" title="Tracing paper">Tracing paper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tracing_wheel" title="Tracing wheel">Tracing wheel</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_sewing_occupations" title="List of sewing occupations">Trades</a></li><li>Suppliers</li></ul></div></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cloth_merchant" title="Cloth merchant">Cloth merchant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Draper" title="Draper">Draper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dressmaker" title="Dressmaker">Dressmaker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haberdasher" title="Haberdasher">Haberdasher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mercery" title="Mercery">Mercer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silkwoman" title="Silkwoman">Silkwoman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tailor" title="Tailor">Tailor</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Manufacturers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Pattern_(sewing)" title="Pattern (sewing)">Patterns</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Butterick_Publishing_Company" title="Butterick Publishing Company">Butterick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burda_Style" title="Burda Style">Burda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clothkits" title="Clothkits">Clothkits</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McCall%27s" title="McCall's">McCall's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simplicity_Pattern" title="Simplicity Pattern">Simplicity</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Sewing_machines" class="mw-redirect" title="Sewing machines">Machines</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/List_of_sewing_machine_brands" title="List of sewing machine brands">list</a>)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Barth%C3%A9lemy_Thimonnier" title="Barthélemy Thimonnier">Barthélemy Thimonnier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bernina_International" title="Bernina International">Bernina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brother_Industries" title="Brother Industries">Brother</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elias_Howe" title="Elias Howe">Elias Howe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elna_(Swiss_company)" title="Elna (Swiss company)">Elna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Feiyue_Group" title="Feiyue Group">Feiyue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frister_%26_Rossmann" title="Frister & Rossmann">Frister & Rossmann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Janome" 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