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Couture sewing = is gold

Why you definatly need a Golden scissor

As a child you learn to cut at school and you will continue to do it all your life. It is such a basic action in life, you never think about it for a minute. In the couture world, however, cutting is a big deal. In fact: cutting is an important couture technique.

Cutting as a tailor

In Haute couture world, expensive materials are used.  Aa a  hobby seamstress you are probablty buying less expensive fabrics. Maybe you bought a fabric of 10 euros per meter, or maybe one of 30 euros. Suppose  you need 1.5 meters for a jacket, so you are cutting a piece of fabric of 45 euros. In the worst case, and that happens a lot, you make a mistake and you screw up the piece of fabric.

Disaster, s.o.s.

This happens to everyone a few times. Even advanced seamstress are making mistakes.
You forgot the grain of the fabric or you forgot to cut extra inches for the hems. Or you will find out that you have cut two right sleeves.
Not a disaster, if you have bought enough fabric, but a (small) disaster if you have to buy the fabric, but it is just not available anymore.

Cutting is part of the entire project that should not be underestimated. The more accurately you cut the pattern, the better the next step of your project.

The scissor needs to work al the way


When you start sewing, it looks like the scissors are no longer needed. But nothing is less true. Cutting is a big part of the whole process. You have to cut the corners, you have to make notches for the curves and you often have to trim the hems when the fabric has to be sewn together on the right sides.
And: the scissor is your big friend if you don't have a lock machine(yet). You have to cut precisely and zigzag the hems. And even if it is just the inside of the garment, the more accurately you work, the better and more professional are the result(s).

Cutting as art
In the book Ultimate Sewing Bible beautiful drawings about cutting or "couture cutting" are described:
  • trimming corners of the fabric so the fabric folds in a better way
  • cutting angled corners, you need a scissor with long blades (like the golden scissor)
  • cutting-in (= clipping) sharp corners
  • cutting triangles out of concave curves to avoid unwanted stretch in the fabric
  • cutting convex curves so that superfluous fabric does not cause bumps.

​A lot of precise work but it will be worth the effort!

We want gold!
It is therefore soooooo important to work with good scissors. A wire cutter for finishing the remaining wire. A stork scissors for small secure work and a golden pair of scissors to cut the fabric and the lining and to keep at hand for cutting during the sewing process.

A very fine pair of scissors is the Golden Scissor. Razor sharp, very precise and comfortable in the hand. These scissors are the number one in quality sewing scissors for the sewing world.

Nothing as ordinary and unimportant as scissors? No, nothing as important as good scissors! A small investment but a tool that makes your sewingproject looks like a piece of couture-art.
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    • Cosplay, LARP & Fantasy
    • Oktoberfest - Dirndl
  • Chanel-Style
    • Authentic versus Fake Chanel jackets
    • Chanel Cardigan or Jacket ?
    • Video's about Chanel
    • Video's Chanel catwalk collections
  • Book Reviews
    • Couture and Chanel books
    • (Couture) Sewing Books
    • Valuable sewing books
    • Sewing magazines Specials
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    • Sewing a Chanel Style Jacket VIDEOS
    • Bags are beauties
    • DIY Outdoor Stuff!
    • Tips & Tricks
    • Fantastic Fabrics
    • Sustainable ideas
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