Scissors and shears are the important tools to the dress maker. Various types and sizes of scissors and shears are designed to perform different constructional work. Common working principles of scissors and shears are similar but their application is different. Visually one can easily differentiate scissors and shears - shears have one finger ring bigger than the other for better grip while cutting thick or several layers of patterns. Whereas scissors have identical round finger rings. A separate pair of scissors or shears should be kept for cutting the cloth and the paper pattern.
The following types of shears and scissors are used in clothing construction.
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