Jenerates Silicone Hemmer

Buy the Silicone Hemmer from Jenerates. A hot hemmer is so useful, but Jen had never found one she liked, so she designed her own in silicone! It's heat resistant to 230°C, flexible enough to use with a sleeve ham, but firm enough to use with a bouncy wool coating. Plus it doesn't distort with steam. You can even use it under the edge of fabric when ironing on fusible interfacing; the glue won't stick to the silicone.

One side has a gentle curve, while the other is straight. Both are marked with small holes at 0.5, 1, 2 and 3 cm (or 1/4", 5/8" and 1") to let you mark your fabric for super-accurate placement. You can use the holes to pin through the hemmer without damaging it, and the holes let the steam through to your fabric.

There are two corner options as well to help with pressing curves. For the best results on pockets, especially with thick fabrics, add a line of stitching inside the seam allowance to gather in the excess fabric evenly along the curve (you can see the result on the green wool in the image gallery).

Made in Scotland from silicone.

A flexible version is also available here.

Choose between metric and imperial measurements.

Overall dimensions: Metric: 190 mm x 70 mm // Imperial: 2 3/4" x 7 1/2".

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