How I Clean & Sharpen My Tools | Looking After Your Craft Supplies

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Different Scissor Sharpeners
Dawn Bibby Fine Tip Glue
Collall Glue
My Purple Scoreboard by Hunkydory.
My Arteza Self Healing Mat is available below.

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[roxanneklinger]

Thank you so much for showing me how to take good care of my equipment and make it last longer.

[jayf]

Wow. This has been so helpful. Only found it today but I shall be practising what Sam teaches in future. Thank you Sam.

[alirossiter]

Hi Sam, I was one of the viewers asking about how to sharpen your scissors, Thank you very much for putting this video up so quickly. So it's off to boots for me today to get some surgical spirit and then to hunt down a sharpener. Thank you once again x

[gayle]

Thank you Sam for another awesome video. Learned quite a few tips of the trade.

[karenslater]

Great tips Sam I also use hand sanitiser on all my stuff brings them all up like new I have been using this for about 10 years now and no damage that I can see also thanks for all your video's I love them.

[jacquelineteague]

That’s a wonderful idea on how to clean your tools thank you

[kevinkirk-hailey]

Hi Sam, just a quick point. Aldi now sell fully biodegradable wet wipes. I use them for my crafts all the time

[susansieracki]

Hand sanitizer from the dollar store works great too because it has alcohol in it. I love those thick microfiber cloths. I haven't seen those before. Mine are thin, so I will be looking for those. Thank you!

[pattylovescrafting]

I would say wow you have a lot of scissors however I recognize and have many of the same ones, lol. I guess I have a scissor problem too and not just because I’m left handed. I’ve tried a glass mat but I’m a bit accident prone so a self healing mat is definitely my favorite.
Thanks for the tips.

[BeccyHoliday]

So pleased to hear you saying you’ve stopped using wet wipes. We all need to reduce our single use plastic consumption and it’s a really simple step that us crafters can take. I too use microfibre cloths BUT when they wear out will replace with something else (Terry towel perhaps) as apparently microfibre releases micro plastics when they are washed. Still better than single use wipes though! Trying to be plastic free certainly isn’t easy! Now off to clean my tools as feeling inspired!

[lindanagle]

I also use rubbing alcohol on my tools and mat. I like using the rubber adhesive erasers also on my scissors. That also works. Thanks for sharing Sam. ❤❤

[carmenhofmann]

I would Love, Love, Love to spend a day in your or my craftroom with you! Greetings from Germany

[jeanwestackroyd]

Thanks for that Sam, a timely reminder to look at my own things and clean them up. Think I will be looking out for a scissor sharpener too, have never sharpened mine ! Thanks again for sharing.

[pattyd]

Thank You Sam, great Hints and Tips.
Scissor Sharpener ordered, I also have a thing about scissors😀

[hannexo]

Your video reminds me that I have to clean my tools too. Thank you for your tips they are helpfull.

[opal]

Concerning the self-healing mats...I learned this from a sewing channel... We are supposed to soak them in clear water for about a half hour so that they keep their self healing properties. Apparently it makes them keep them from becoming brittle with age. Also, I don’t know if you can get this across the pond or not, but there is a product called Cutter Glide that keeps things sharp longer. I think that it is silicone based. I know that they sell a product for sewing machine needles that uses the same premise and it would work as well. What you do (preferably when the tool is new) is put a single, tiny drop onto the blade and rub it in. Wipe away any residue that might be left behind and it will keep the blades sharp, longer. I use it after sharpening my tools too. I use it not only on my scissors, but also on the blades before I replace them on my electronic cutting machine and it keeps it cutting like butter for a lot longer. I also use it on the replacement blades for my Fiskar and WRMK cutters. I still go through more blades with the WRMK...but less than before. I only keep that one for crops since it also has the embossing board built in. I have not used this product on my guillotine because it has a self sharpening blade and I am not sure if that’ll damage it or not.

[jacquelineteague]

Thanks sam i was wondering how to clean my tools.

[sianevans]

Thanks Sam - I’ve had the same sharpener for years but as yet unopened! To get rid of rust, try gently rubbing with fine wire wool

[lindahunt]

Thanks for the fantastic tips Sam...I will definitely be having a 'spruce' up with my crafty tools 😂

[lindadavies]

GREAT, that was so satisfying to watch, and wow you certainly have a good stash of scissors.🤗