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scissors & shears
Made in Sheffield
since 1902

By a small team working the traditional way.
An endangered craft, kept alive.
HANDMADE IN SHEFFIELD

MADE IN SMALL BATCHES

In 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

Timeless design from the early 1900’s

KUTRITE

KITCHEN

The remade and remastered Kutrite kitchen scissors

STORK EMBROIDERY

EMBROIDERY

Your iconic embroidery companion

6.5″ GENERAL PURPOSE

HOUSEHOLD

Your home and hobby helper

8.25″ TAILOR SHEARS

DRESSMAKER

Exclusive and elegant

10″ TAILOR SHEARS

DRESSMAKER

The professional’s choice

12″ INDUSTRIAL SHEARS

INDUSTRIAL

The perfect choice for craftsmen

13″ CLASSIC TAILOR SHEARS

TAILOR

The ultimate tailor’s tool

13″ HERITAGE TAILOR SHEARS

TAILOR

Antique form & perfect performance

12″ PAPER HANGER

PAPERCRAFT

The craftsperson’s choice.

11″ BOOKBINDER SCISSORS

PAPERCRAFT

The ultimate bookbinder’s tool.

4″ PRINT EMBROIDERY

EMBROIDERY

Your little helper

THREADSNIPS

EMBROIDERY

Cut threads quickly and effortlessly

6″ QUILTING SCISSORS

EMBROIDERY

Sharp, elegant, limited edition

8.25″ DRESSMAKER SHEARS – L

DRESSMAKER (LEFT-HANDED)

Lightweight and versatile, Left-handed

10″ TAILOR SHEARS – L

DRESSMAKER (LEFT-HANDED)

The professional’s choice, left-handed

TURTON - L

KITCHEN (LEFT-HANDED)

A household favourite, left-handed

THE WORLD OF ERNEST WRIGHT

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

Vintage Ernest Wright scissors

Giving old scissors a new lease of life

Things that belonged to our parents and our past family members hold a special significance. There’s an emotional attachment that adds to the function of ...
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Portrait of Frank Turton

Continuing the ‘Legacy of Gentleman Frank’

FRANK TURTON Born in 1886, Frank Turton was to become a pioneer industrialist. A 1901 census records him as “Frank 14, scissor grinder”, and a ...
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Ernest Wright Master Putter

Honouring the craftsmen

STRAIGHT FROM SCHOOL Cliff and Eric started work straight from school, at the ages of 15 and 14. They swept the floors and made the ...
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“We are but the two halves of a pair of scissors, when apart…
but together we are something”.

CHARLES DICKENS