Tuesday, 10 February 2015

Scissorhands Sally

I am always up for gadgets and gizmo's which might make my life a little easier. So when I saw this little fingertip control mini rotary cutter by Fiskars, I had to try it.

I thought it would be great for fussy cutting. It has a ring part which slips over your index finger and you point and cut.
It has a little cover over the blade. I felt I was dicing with death removing it. The control is good, if you start in the right place. It might have had more success if I had been standing over it on my cutting table. If you are like me and use your hands a lot whilst talking, then you probably need to be alone in a room whilst using it. I might use it again but probably not, it scares the living daylights out of me. Even putting the cover back on felt risky.
I have done a few more fussy cut stars.

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9 comments:

  1. Chris Tuesday, 10 February 2015 at 19:33:00 GMT

    I bought one years ago and have the same thoughts about it. It did come in handy when I was doing a Hawaiian style quilt and had to cut through 8 layer of fabric to get the papercut designs cut out.

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  2. YankeeQuilterTuesday, 10 February 2015 at 20:20:00 GMT

    love how your stars are coming along! I tried this little tool and though I did like how it cut it was just too easy to forget I had it on my finger...I pushed up the sleeve of my sweater while still wearing it and sliced the cuff of my sweater (luckily I just brushed the skin on my arm!) Just think I'm not coordinated enough for this tool!

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  3. KyleTuesday, 10 February 2015 at 20:21:00 GMT

    Beautiful stars. Not every notion works out. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

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  4. Caroline BWednesday, 11 February 2015 at 07:43:00 GMT

    The words 'point and cut' - no, not a good idea for me, I manage to injure myself with mere scissors & once sliced the tip of my finger off with a scalpel. Imagine if you went to scratch your nose without thinking....

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  5. KateWednesday, 11 February 2015 at 11:28:00 GMT

    Gorgeous stars! Sounds like you were living dangerous, not a comfortable feeling when dealing with a sharp object. Thanks for sharing the review.

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  6. Jane in CumbriaWednesday, 11 February 2015 at 15:22:00 GMT

    I think I would be too scared to use it, knowing my absentmindedness! But I love your fussy-cut stars!

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  7. LindaWednesday, 11 February 2015 at 16:54:00 GMT

    Nice job on those wonderful fussy cut stars, Sally! I think I'll skip that cutter, as I can envision bad things happening with it.

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  8. GlendaWednesday, 11 February 2015 at 23:26:00 GMT

    Hi Sally sounds like that cutter and I need to be in different rooms I would likely cut more than my sleeve LOL. Your wee stars are adorable looking forward to seeing them on the quilt. Those scissors are something else; they remind me of the Japanese's ones with those handles; where are these ones from???? Hugs Glenda

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  9. Pine Valley QuiltsThursday, 12 February 2015 at 19:44:00 GMT

    Thanks for sharing I have not seen one of these tools before, sounds a bit dangerous for me tho'. I am a tool girl too! Love your stars

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