pinking shears sharpening? (US)

I have tried to get my Wiss pinking shears sharpened locally. No good.
No one does it anymore around here anymore (Sacramento CA).
Boo Hoo

Does anyone have a contact for some place in the US where I can send my
pinking shears for sharpening?

liz young (in cloudy california)

i have no idea sore sure but i wonder if folding a few layers of kitchen
foil
and cutting thru that repeatedly might help til you find someone.
or cutting thru really fine grade sandpaper perhsaps.
just a couple of thoughts.
someone else might have more info on either of these.
i googled and asked jeeves and the sandpaper bit was the only mention i
could find for diy sharpening.
fwiw.
cheers,
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"Elizabeth Young" wrote...
I have tried to get my Wiss pinking shears sharpened locally. No good. No
one does it anymore around here anymore (Sacramento CA).
Boo Hoo

Does anyone have a contact for some place in the US where I can send my
pinking shears for sharpening?

liz young (in cloudy california)

http://www.gingher.com/repair.htm
These folks might be able to take care of your scissors.

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i have no idea sore sure but i wonder if folding a few layers of kitchen
foil
and cutting thru that repeatedly might help til you find someone.
or cutting thru really fine grade sandpaper perhsaps.
just a couple of thoughts.
someone else might have more info on either of these.
i googled and asked jeeves and the sandpaper bit was the only mention i
could find for diy sharpening.
fwiw.
cheers,
jeanne
--
san-fran at ihug dot co dot nz
nzlstar on yahoo msg'r
http://community.webshots.com/user/nzlstar
http://community.webshots.com/user/VirtualQuilting
"WOK- the ancient art"

"Elizabeth Young" wrote...
I have tried to get my Wiss pinking shears sharpened locally. No good. No
one does it anymore around here anymore (Sacramento CA).
Boo Hoo

Does anyone have a contact for some place in the US where I can send my
pinking shears for sharpening?

liz young (in cloudy california)

SNIGDIBBLY wrote:
http://www.gingher.com/repair.htm
These folks might be able to take care of your scissors.

I thought so too, but the saleslady at the sewing store (who has stopped
advising pinking shears as a purchase because of the sharpening issue)
said Gingher won't even sharpen their own shears anymore.
However, it is always worth checking!
Thanks, snigs


liz young in frosty, foggy, windy (go figure) california

Elizabeth Young wrote:

SNIGDIBBLY wrote:

http://www.gingher.com/repair.htm
These folks might be able to take care of your scissors.

I thought so too, but the saleslady at the sewing store (who has stopped
advising pinking shears as a purchase because of the sharpening issue)
said Gingher won't even sharpen their own shears anymore.
However, it is always worth checking!
Thanks, snigs


liz young in frosty, foggy, windy (go figure) california

Catch-22, huh ?

Gingher also states that having their shears sharpened by anyone else
except them will void the warranty... !

The website says they sharpen only Ginghers, but evidently still do
sharpen their own brand. I tend to assume that information from the
company's website is more accurate than what any salesperson say.

Julia in MN

Elizabeth Young wrote:
SNIGDIBBLY wrote:

http://www.gingher.com/repair.htm
These folks might be able to take care of your scissors.

I thought so too, but the saleslady at the sewing store (who has stopped
advising pinking shears as a purchase because of the sharpening issue)
said Gingher won't even sharpen their own shears anymore.
However, it is always worth checking!
Thanks, snigs


liz young in frosty, foggy, windy (go figure) california


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Hi Liz, You might try a Fancy Cutlery Store at the Mall. Maybe even
Williams Sonoma could help you find someone that does it. They probably
send it out too. Here in Texas there is a guy that comes to TSWLTH that
will sharpen anything. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.

Linda inTx

Liz,
You might call the Stretch & Sew store in Stockton. I gave him my scalloped
scissors to sharpen & he did a great job with them. Their phone number is
209-957-1237 & Maxine's email address is . They pack up
tons of fabric on the weekends & have "trunk shows" quite frequently. They
may even come to Sacramento area.

Pauline
"Elizabeth Young" wrote in message
om...
I have tried to get my Wiss pinking shears sharpened locally. No good.
No one does it anymore around here anymore (Sacramento CA).
Boo Hoo

Does anyone have a contact for some place in the US where I can send my
pinking shears for sharpening?

liz young (in cloudy california)

Will do. I am planning on heading down to stockton for the ansel adams
show at the haggin mus. in the next month.

liz young in cold foggy california

Pauline wrote:
Liz,
You might call the Stretch & Sew store in Stockton.

Pauline
"Elizabeth Young" wrote in message
om...

I have tried to get my Wiss pinking shears sharpened locally. No good.
No one does it anymore around here anymore (Sacramento CA).
Boo Hoo

Does anyone have a contact for some place in the US where I can send my
pinking shears for sharpening?

liz young (in cloudy california)

jemsharpening had written this in response to
http://www.sewgirls.com/textiles/Re-...ng-US-466-.htm
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Pauline wrote:

Liz,
You might call the Stretch & Sew store in Stockton. I gave him my
scalloped
scissors to sharpen & he did a great job with them. Their phone
number is
209-957-1237 & Maxine's email address is . They
pack up
tons of fabric on the weekends & have "trunk shows" quite
frequently. They
may even come to Sacramento area.

Pauline
"Elizabeth Young" wrote in
message
om...
I have tried to get my Wiss pinking shears sharpened locally. No
good.
No one does it anymore around here anymore (Sacramento CA).
Boo Hoo

Does anyone have a contact for some place in the US where I can
send my
pinking shears for sharpening?

liz young (in cloudy california)

I have been sharpening for over 50 years and do pinkers all the time.
There are not a lot of folks that can sharpen pinkers. I get them from all
over the country. My Name is Tommy marshall
) web page jemsharpeningservice.com. I
charge $10.00 plys shipping which is $7.00
Have a great day





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