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Apparently, my fabric store doesn’t sharpen scissors and can’t even make a recommendation.
Some brands, like Kai and Gingher, will accept scissors back for resharpening for a small fee… I think it’s $5 and postage for Gingher, just postage one way for Kai. Otherwise, there are independent scissors and knife sharpeners around — make sure they understand they’re working on sewing scissors rather than, say, haircutting shears as the angles are different.
Here’s one gentleman that I know of, but there are many more: http://www.villagesharpener.com/html/scissors.html
Some scissors probably aren’t worth sharpening, like the Fiskar’s look-alikes that you can get at Walmart for a few bucks.
There are a couple of tricks that might "sharpen" your shears a bit. One is to wipe down the blades with a scrap of cotton fabric soaked in 70% rubbing alcohol or unflavored vodka. This can get some goo off the blades that tends to build up after awhile — particularly when the scissors are also used for stuff like adhesive tapes or embroidery stabilizer. The other thing is to make sure the pivot area of the scissors is clean and wiped down, with a tiny drop of sewing machine oil placed at the pivot. Dust and yuck in that area can force the blades apart enough to affect cutting.
FWIW, my favorite shears, hands down, are Kai, and I prefer the standard to the "professional" line because they’re lighter in the hand. Excellent balance, not very expensive. Buy the biggest ones you can open nearly to the pivot. Ship them back to the Kai/Kershaw plant in Tualatin, OR for resharpening when they need them — in my experience, not very often. I routinely cut 6-8 layers of cotton twill at a time with mine. My only connections with the brand are 1) I use and like them and 2) I know where the plant is in Tualatin.
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