Learn how to tell if your scissors are dull or damaged—and the simple sharpening techniques that can bring them back to life.

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George Katsumoto of Grand Prairie sharpens scissors at the Jo-Ann store on Preston Road in Dallas one day a week. In the foreground is a pair of vintage red scissors in a bird-shaped sewing caddy.