hemmer

American  

[hem-er] / ˈhɛm ər /

noun

1. a person or thing that hems.

2. a sewing-machine attachment for hemming edges.

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hemmer British  

/ ˈhɛmə /

noun

1. an attachment on a sewing machine for hemming

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Etymology

Origin of hemmer

1425–75; late Middle English. See hem ¹, -er ¹

Example Sentences

Grant Brothers sold their machine, which had silver-plated mountings, for $18; the price included hemmer, Barnum’s self-sewer, oilcan, screwdriver, clamp, gauge, and four silver needles.

From The Invention of the Sewing Machine by Cooper, Grace Rogers

Neither his ignorance nor his simplicity prevented him from taking out three patents: the first in 1865 for a sewing-machine hemmer, and the last in 1882 for an improvement in incandescent lamps.

From Edison, His Life and Inventions by Dyer, Frank Lewis

If the felling is done with the machine hemmer, the wide edge must be on the opposite side.

From Textiles and Clothing by Watson, Kate Heintz

Hemming: Different sized hems turned by hand for correct measurements; hems run through hemmer to learn use of attachment and give speed; seams through hemmer—bag seam, flat fell.

From The Making of a Trade School by Woolman, Mary Schenck

I suggested hemmer, tucker, quilter, braider, ruffler, and every known attachment I could think of, but each was produced with a flourish that negatived every proposition.

From Six Days on the Hurricane Deck of a Mule An account of a journey made on mule back in Honduras, C.A. in August, 1891 by Cole, Almira Stillwell