Jennifer Gonsalves

Blood, Sweat, and Shears

I was given my first pair of Fiskar scissors in the early 1970's. I was a budding seamstress and I loved the way that they sliced neatly through the doubled layer of carefully chosen fabric and felt so light and manageable in my small hands.. A good pair of scissors is the most critical tool for a seamstress. They have to take the fabric as it sits, not displace it forward like a wave.