Embroidery scissors
Also: stork scissors
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Small, sharply pointed scissors, often around four inches long, used for precise trimming of thread and detail work close to fabric.
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Duckbill scissors
Applique scissors with one wide, flat, blunt-tipped blade that slides beneath the top fabric layer to trim it without cutting the layer below.
Buttonhole scissors
Small scissors, sometimes with an adjustable screw stop, designed specifically to cut open the center of a stitched buttonhole without overcutting.
Cutting mat
A self-healing, gridded mat that protects work surfaces and guides straight or angled cuts when used together with a rotary cutter.
Pinking shears
Scissors with a serrated, zigzag blade edge that cut a notched line into fabric to reduce fraying along a raw edge.
Seam ripper
A small hand tool with a curved, sharp fork and a protective ball point used to cut and remove unwanted stitches.
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