Pinking shears are scissors that cut a zigzag to stop fraying. Use pinking shears.
The zigzag cuts across the weave, so no single thread runs to the edge. Pinking shears must never be used on paper, which blunts them immediately and permanently.
1nounpinking shearsScissors that cut a zigzag to stop fraying.
“The pinking shears lived in a drawer nobody else was allowed to open.”
pinking shears is a tool.
Practised in Knitting & Sewing