hemmer

/ˈhɛmər/
noun
  1. A person who sews hems on clothing or fabric.
    • My grandmother was an expert hemmer and could finish a skirt in minutes.
    • As a hemmer at the factory, she worked quickly to meet the daily quota.
    • The tailor hired a skilled hemmer to finish the wedding dresses.
  2. A machine or tool used for folding and sewing hems.
    • She used a hemmer attachment on her sewing machine to create neat edges.
    • The industrial hemmer can process over a hundred garments per hour.
    • The old hemmer in the shop needed oiling before it would work properly.