Pinking shears can certainly make life easier. For those unfamiliar with this tool, pinking shears have serrated edges and they leave your trimmed fabric with a decorative edge. This edge is more than just a nice looking touch. Pinking shears are used for cutting woven cloth. Cloth edges that are unfinished will easily fray, the weave becoming undone and threads pulling out easily. The sawtooth pattern prevent the fraying and limit the length of the frayed thread and thus minimizes damage. These