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[CelticCrafter]

I would use an iron on tape.

The pinking shears are going to make it shed.

[spent2much]

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@goldensrbest wrote:

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@Kachina624 , Seems to like to  step on others.

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@goldensrbest  Yes, I've noticed that!

[ROMARY]

Posters, thank you for the suggestions....

I, too, have been wondering (for years) which brands work the best.

I had an old-fashioned ones that worked beautiful, (even way back in middle school Home Economics classes), but they,  many years later somehow 'disappeared' (another long story). I even had my name taped/written on them to keep track of them in my HE classes. 

The newer pair (bought years and years ago) never worked well.

So, I'm going to try one of the brands suggested here.

[Snowpuppy]

Maybe try a local sewing store?

I bought a pair of Fiskars on the A. Customer return, torn packaging and taped together. Back they went.

Search for the term "sewing shears". I found many etailers have no idea what pinking shears are.

[CelticCrafter]

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@River Song wrote:

Cotton fabric will fray even if you use pinking shears.  You would need to apply Dritz Fray Check along the cut line to stop the fabric from fraying.  This is a liquid seam sealant that prevents fraying and withstands repeated laundering.

One of the best pinking shears is the Gingher brand, very sharp.

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@River Song my "touch them and die" fabric scissors are Gingher.  If I ever needed to replace my Fiskar pinking shears I would replace them with Gingher.

[I am still oxox]

@Kachina624 i didnt follow the reason thank you 

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@Kachina624 wrote:

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@I am still oxox wrote:

Why do you think you need a pinking shears just a hem iron it and sew

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@I am still oxox.  I believe she wants to use pinking shears instead of sewing.  Sloppy way to do a hem.

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[Kachina624]

Not only will it fray, but any raw edge will also stretch.  That's why "stay stitching" is used.

[Kachina624]

@goldensrbest.  Except when you want an answer to something, eh?

[I am still oxox]

@goldensrbest i do not feel anything of the sort

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@goldensrbest wrote:

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@Kachina624 wrote:

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@I am still oxox wrote:

Why do you think you need a pinking shears just a hem iron it and sew

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@I am still oxox.  I believe she wants to use pinking shears instead of sewing.  Sloppy way to do a hem.

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@Kachina624 , Seems to like to  step on others.

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[Marp]

@spent2much,  the iron on hemming tape has been recommended but I have found PeelnStick Fabric Fuse works much better and is easier to work with.

I have used it to hem heavy weight fabrics and light weight fabrics with success and it holds up in the washer and dryer.

Also, since it is like a very thin tape I have found lots of uses for it beyond fabric.