5" Blade Pinking Shears Pinking shears are called pinking shears because they cut a jagged pattern like the edges of the petals on a flower commonly known as a pink (also known as a carnation), whence also the color pink, maybe. (You learn something every day, don't you?) These shears, from Fiskars, have the familiar orange grips and 5" blades with bearings and contoured handles. Easy pinking for dressmakers, crafters, or anyone who wants to go into the artificial carnation business.