• Use fabric shears correctly by placing fingers in the bigger ring and thumb on top. Cut with long strokes. Always cut away from you.


• Pass scissors handle first. When walking with scissors, keep the points facing down.


• Use a seam ripper safely by ripping stitches in a direction away from you.


• Use the rotary cutter by pushing it away from your body, keeping fingers away from the disk-like blade. Wrap old blades in cardboard for disposal. Keep extra blades safely in a container.


• Position the guard over the blade when the rotary cutter is not being used.


• Use the rotary cutter only on a self-healing mat, never on an unprotected table or countertop.


• Run cold water over cuts. Apply pressure to the cut to stop the bleeding.


• Seek first aid for serious cuts.

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