{"product_id":"stork-embroidery-scissors","title":"Stork Embroidery Scissors","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWho doesn't want a pair of sewing scissors in the shape of a stalk? With a very fine blade for cutting threads and delightful engraving down the handle, they really are a thing of beauty. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003eSomehow these have stuck in my childhood memory as being the most glamorous item you could ever own! I think my father gave me my first pair when I started sewing lessons at school and I've treasured them ever since. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003eApparently stork scissors were originally a small clamp like tool, in the shape of a stork, carried by midwives to clamp and cut a baby's umbilical chord. As a way of occupying themselves while waiting for the delivery midwives also tended to carry their needlework with them. Quite often their midwifery tools would end up in their sewing baskets, and so the tradition of embroidery scissors shaped like this began. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003eScissors measure 9cm long and are best kept dry. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003eDon't forget - we can individually wrap each item - this item is a small wrap!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbutton type=\"button\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.bluebowl.co.uk\/collections\/paper\/products\/wrapping-service\"\u003eGIFT WRAPPING\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/button\u003e","brand":"Blue Bowl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68334346469527,"sku":"sku-44669161926","price":12.84,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/3879\/6439\/files\/Stork_Scissors.jpg?v=1794561259","url":"https:\/\/www.thecuratedstore.co.uk\/products\/stork-embroidery-scissors","provider":"The Curated Store UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}