Shear 
sharpening in
Manchester

Are you tired of having to sharpen your tailor shears on trinket toys that have little to absolutely no effect. A lot of the products you buy online for sharpening your Tailors shears will only keep the blades in shape for a few days and a lot of the time only show a very minor increase in the edges performance anyway. Do not worry! We are here to help to get them feeling like the best scissors in the world. We have a network of and have the experience to sharpen tailor shear blades and knives. It is a pain to sharpen professional fabric scissors after every few days, especially if you do not have the right tools. That is why you need to involve us in this because our experts will make sure that the blades retain their due sharpness and you can cut through fabrics within a split of a second.

Although we don’t argue the fact that some of these shear sharpening tools do have an effect, they do not really give a long-lasting or the same clean sharpness which is achievable with the professional industrial machinery. The machines we use are specially meant for embroidery scissors and create the brand new effect which is really what you would want. You will be able to use the scissors for a far longer period of time without having to get them sharpened.

Our experienced sharpeners have had years of practice and expertise in dealing with professional tailor shears and scissors. Dressmaking shears can be very expensive tools and we believe that sharpening with the professionally developed equipment reduces the chances of removing too much metal from professional fabric scissors. It does not make the shears thin over time. There are many companies that use machines to sharpen hair shears. The benefit of having sewing scissors sharpened on by a professional sharpener are that not only do you benefit from the years of product servicing experience but they also get serviced on quality purpose built machines worth thousands of pounds. The difference between an internet sourced £20 and a £2000 hair shear sharpening machine becomes obvious quite fast.

Apart from just the longevity of the sharpness of the blades, the angle of the blade is another factor that we keep in mind while sharpening the embroidery scissors. Hairdressers need shears that are accurate with the angles and to maintain the desired angle, the machines that are use are equipped with angle measurement fixtures that allow the sharp-tech to achieve the right angle every time.

Firstly we get the hair shears, we unscrew them completely. This helps to understand if the blades are damaged in any part. Also, it makes the sharpening process easier and quicker for everyone. After unscrewing, one of the blades gets to run the entire length of the stone. The first run is done slowly so that the sharpener can get an idea of the accurate angle that has to be maintained to make them the best tailor scissors. Once the first run is done and the angle is fixed, the blade is run continuously so that the sharpness on the edges increases. The stones that we use have an absolutely flat surface. This helps to give an equal sharpness throughout the blade.

The same process is followed for the other professional tailor shears as well. A simple trick that everyone should follow if you are opting for a DIY sharpening technique is that the stone should run away from your body and not the opposite way around. Our key to success is not just running the blade on the flat surface of the stone. It is also the absence of pressure while running the blades and maintaining the the factory set degree angle. This is the ideal way in which hair shears have to be sharpened. The metal will slowly wear away during the sharpening process.until the point you reach the fresh undamaged steel.

We have had the opportunity to send out sharp-techs to sharpen a lot of Japanese sewing scissors so far and we are happy to say that our customers have not be disappointed with our service. Our sharpening techniques and machines are proven and are recommended tools by international training schools. The stones we use to sharpen the professional fabric scissors are recommended by industry experts and you can expect razor-sharp blades after they are sharpened. It does not matter what steel you use. We will ensure that they are sharpened to their best effect so that you can cut through any fabric without experiencing any disturbances.

Our main focus is to make the stone does its job and for this the stones need to be kept true which all sharp-techs make sure they are before commencing work on the professional tailor scissors, badly maintained equipment means a bad end product. We have the experience to work with both stainless steel dressmaking shears and high carbon steel shears. Although the former is sometimes hard to sharpen, they can retain their sharpness for months. On the other hand, high carbon steel shears are easier to sharpen. They can regain their sharpness after a few passes and would be good to go.

Any professional will tell you, fabric shears that are brand new or professionally maintained can take your job from being utter hell in to total bliss when working with fabrics, and that is exactly why dressmakers and tailors opt to go to the professionals to sharpen their sewing scissors. Not only does it offer total convenience but it brings new life to the edge of your blade and also your working day.

Most experienced tailors and dressmakers will probably know that sharpeners can massively vary in quality and it can be a worry where to take your fabric shears for servicing, especially when you have top end upholstery scissors. Sadly we get calls from a lot of professionals that have had this experience, if you don’t have someone you go to regularly it can be a bit of a minefield. That being said with us already having been in the industry it put us in a great position to recruit quality Sharp-techs and represent them to provide a higher standard of work to the public.