Need help from fabric people

[Eireann]

For a big project, I'm collecting and cutting up jeans.

My hand is sore from yesterday's jeans experience, and it was only two pairs. I need a better way of cutting through all that damned denim. I looked up rotary fabric cutters online, and they seem ideal.

Any advice? Should I go for the rotary cutter, or try something else?

[monolayth]

rotary cutters are awesome, just remember to get the proper cutting surface.

[Eireann]

What's the proper cutting surface?

[RecoveringKinkoid]

You could use a carpet knife. I've used those on jeans.

My mom used to have a pair of electric scissors, they looked pretty handy but I have no experience using them.

[42_42_42]

What's the proper cutting surface?

You can purchase a cutting mat to use with the rotary cutter. The rotary cutter is basically a round razor blade, if you use it on, your dining room table, for example, you will slice the top of the table.

I LOVE my rotary cutter, but for the jeans, electric scissors would actually be better.