KAI 8" Dressmaking Shears have ergonomically soft handles which allow fatigue-free cutting on all types of fabric. Cuts multiple layers of drapery and slipcover fabric with ease while trimming light-weight fabric without any fabric slippage. The blades are made of hardened stainless steel. The smooth, sharp blades gives these KAI scissors an amazing smoothness in cut and feel. These are the same scissors as the KAI Green-handled Shears that are recommended by Instructors as the BEST tool for slipcover fabrication.