Editing Scissors (section)

====Spain====

In Solsona, Spain, scissor manufacturing began in the 16th century. At the industry's peak in the 18th century there were 24 workshops, organized as the Guild of Saint Eligius, the patron saint of knife makers.<ref>[http://www.pallaressolsona.com/en/about-us/ Pallarès Solsona: Company History.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106192129/http://www.pallaressolsona.com/en/about-us/ |date=2022-01-06 }} Retrieved 11/27/21.</ref> By the mid-1980s there were only two, and by 2021, Pallarès Solsona, founded in 1917 by Lluìs and Carles Pallarès Canal, and still family-operated, was the town's sole remaining artisanal scissor manufacturer.<ref>[https://reste.co.uk/blogs/journal-1/carving-a-place-in-history "The Makers: Carving a Place in History"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106192119/https://reste.co.uk/blogs/journal-1/carving-a-place-in-history |date=2022-01-06 }}, Reste Journal. Retrieved 11/27/21</ref>