Feathered Friends Bird Embroidery Scissors — Vintage-Style, 4.5 in, 8 Finishes

Look closely and you will find a little bird perched on each side of these embroidery scissors, with two more nestled together at the heart-shaped base, all surrounded by engraved flowers and leaves. They are slim and light in the hand, with sharp stainless steel blades that close neatly to a fine point.

Keep them by your hoop for snipping floss, trimming threads and cutting yarn — reviewers call them sharp and use them for precision cuts — and they are pretty enough to leave out on the table between stitches.

With eight finishes, from bright gold to the rainbow shimmer of titanium, it is easy to choose a pair for yourself and another for a friend who sews.

Product Details

• Design: birds perched on both handles and at the heart-shaped base, with engraved flowers and leaves
• Blades: stainless steel, straight, with sharp pointed tips
• Size: 11.5 cm long × 5.3 cm wide (4.53 × 2.09 in)
• Finishes: Blue, Bronze, Titanium, Green Orange, Gold, Copper, Rose Gold, Silver
• In the order: one pair of scissors in the finish you choose

What They Are For

These are embroidery scissors for cross stitch, hand embroidery, quilting, knitting and crochet: snip thread and floss close to your work, cut yarn tails, and trim small pieces of fabric. One reviewer's mother, a quilter, enjoys using hers; another reviewer travels with hers.

How They Compare

Against classic stork scissors: a stork pair is shaped like one large bird; these keep a traditional scissor shape and decorate it with small engraved birds and flowers, giving a lighter, garden-like look with the same small size and fine points.

Against plain embroidery scissors: the same practical job, with a handle you will enjoy looking at — and eight finishes to choose from.

Choosing a Finish

Gold, Silver, Copper, Rose Gold and Bronze are classic metal tones. Blue is a deep, glossy blue. Titanium is an iridescent rainbow finish, and Green Orange blends green and copper tones — the names describe the colour of the handles, not the metal. The blades are stainless steel on every finish.

Size and Care

11.5 cm (4.53 in) long and 5.3 cm (2.09 in) across the finger rings. Keep them for thread, yarn and fine work so the tips stay sharp, wipe them dry, and store them closed. The points are sharp, so keep them out of reach of small children.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are embroidery scissors used for?

Snipping thread and floss close to the fabric, cutting yarn, and trimming small pieces of fabric or appliqué. The fine tips let you cut exactly where you want.

Are these stork scissors?

They are bird scissors with a difference: instead of a stork-shaped body, small birds are engraved and perched along the handles.

Is the Titanium finish real titanium?

Titanium is the name of the iridescent rainbow finish on the handles. The blades are stainless steel.

What size are they?

11.5 cm (4.53 in) long — a small embroidery size that fits a project bag or sewing box.

See the rest of the family — engraved scissors, thimbles and needle cases — in our Vintage Sewing Tools, Scissors & Thimbles collection.