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scissors & shears
Made in Sheffield
since 1902

By a small team working the traditional way.
An endangered craft, kept alive.
THE SCISSOR TRADE

MADE IN SMALL BATCHES

At our Kutrite Works, in the city centre of Sheffield.
In stock items are despatched within 10 days.
Backorders are fulfilled as batches are completed.
Typically within 12 weeks.
If a model is unavailable, please email ku.oc.thgirwtsenre@ofni
You’ll be added to the waiting list.
HANDMADE IN SHEFFIELD

We are committed to crafting scissors and shears with perfect performance.
Each pair is given all the time and care it needs.

To make all of this possible, we craft to order. This means we don’t sell off the shelf, since we don’t have any finished product in-stock. So, your scissors or shears are usually delivered within 12 weeks of your order.

TURTON

KITCHEN

Sheffield’s early-1900s kitchen scissors.

KUTRITE

KITCHEN

Sheffield’s 1962 Flat Kitchen Scissors

STORK EMBROIDERY

EMBROIDERY

19th-century embroidery scissors

6.5″ GENERAL PURPOSE

HOUSEHOLD

The household scissors.

8.25″ TAILOR SHEARS

DRESSMAKER

The seamstress’s shears.

10″ TAILOR SHEARS

DRESSMAKER

From tailoring to upholstery.

12″ INDUSTRIAL SHEARS

INDUSTRIAL

A workhorse for larger hands.

13″ CLASSIC TAILOR SHEARS

TAILOR

A tool of the trade.

13″ HERITAGE TAILOR SHEARS

TAILOR

The tailor’s pattern.

12″ PAPER HANGER

PAPERCRAFT

Scissors for wallpaper.

11″ BOOKBINDER SCISSORS

PAPERCRAFT

Long, straight blades.

4″ PRINT EMBROIDERY

EMBROIDERY
Small, balanced and precise.

THREADSNIPS

EMBROIDERY

A classic Sheffield pattern.

6″ QUILTING SCISSORS

EMBROIDERY

Light, flat and precise.

8.25″ DRESSMAKER SHEARS – L

DRESSMAKER (LEFT-HANDED)

Truly left-handed seamstress’s shears.

10″ TAILOR SHEARS – L

DRESSMAKER (LEFT-HANDED)

Truly left-handed shears.

TURTON - L

KITCHEN (LEFT-HANDED)
Truly lefthanded kitchen scissors.
WELCOME TO KUTRITE WORKS

The Heritage Crafts Association recognised our traditional craftsmanship by awarding us the inaugural HCA President’s Award for Endangered Crafts.

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Good old days!

There are visits that stay with you long after the kettle has been put away and the workshop has fallen quiet again.
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Becoming bespoke

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Sharing the secrets of sail

Before the ages of steam and fuel, most maritime voyages were powered by sail. We spoke to sailmaker and 2025 Heritage Craft Awards winner, Mark ...
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“We are but the two halves of a pair of scissors, when apart…
but together we are something”.

CHARLES DICKENS