I love these. I'd been using the LDH thread snips in my travel sewing kit until a friend brought these over. The 3.5" version fits into my mint tin sewing kit and are so light that they'll even join me on hiking trips. They're sharp, well-aligned, durable, plus pretty! They're my 5th pair of scissors from LDH and every time a friend uses my scissors on a project day, LDH gets another customer