Review: Mighty Mendit and Mighty Gemit

I recently had the opportunity to review the Mighty Mendit permanent bonding agent for fabric, and the Mighty Gemit embellishing adhesive.  I had seen the advertisements on television, and was curious to see how well it worked.  I cleared my sewing table (no small task) and experimented with the Mighty Mendit and Mighty Gemit.

My experiments:

To test out the Mighty Mendit, I created one complete project and one small experiment.  The project was a headscarf for my daughter made from the sleeve of an adult short-sleeved dress shirt.  The headscarf project involved the following:

• single-turn hem
• folding and gluing the corners of the scarf into pleats
• attaching ric-rac across the top
• attaching sequins using Mighty Gemit
• attaching a strip of elastic to the bottom corners

All of this was achieved with the Mighty Mendit or Mighty Gemit.

The small denim experiment involved a single-turn hem, attaching ribbon, and attaching flat-backed gems.  I washed the small denim experiment to test Mighty Mendit’s ability to stand up to a trip through the washing machine, but I did not wash the headscarf.

My impressions:

Mighty Mendit does indeed have a fast grab.  When I hemmed the linen-cotton fabric on the headscarf, the fabric was adhered almost instantly.   On the curved part of the hem it was a little more tricky, but about 1 full second of pressure was enough to keep the bond.

When attaching the elastic, at first it didn’t seem like it was going to hold, but once it started drying I could see that the elastic was adhering.

On the denim scrap, I did have to press the fabric together longer to get it to hold, but this is to be expected with a heavier fabric.

I was glad to find that it did not have a strong odor, nor was it a problem to remove any dried Mighty Mendit from my fingers.  It literally just rolled off when I rubbed the tips of my fingers together.

The directions for Mighty Mendit said the fabric item would be safe to wear after 4 hours.  After 4 hours, my daughter was able to put the headscarf on without anything coming unstuck.  She wore it the next day to the park and in a ride around the neighborhood in our convertible.  The hems, the pleats, the ric rac, the sequins, and the elastic all held.

When I tested the denim experiment, the hem, the ribbon, and the flat-backed gems held after 4 hours.  I waited a full 24 hours (as the product instructions state) and then washed the denim.  The  hem and the bit of ribbon held, but the flat-backed gems did not.  I only washed the fabric piece one time, so I cannot attest to how well it would stand up to repeated washings.

My overall impression is that Mighty Mendit grabs fast for a quick bond, cleans easily, and does hold for light wear and washing.  It made for a quick, successful afternoon project.  Mighty Gemit is a good glue for sequins, beads, or flat-backed gems so long as the item will not need to be washed.

Mighty Mendit retails for $19.99 plus $8.95 shipping.  This seems expensive, but as with most TV offers they help sweeten the deal with “extras”.  And a little does seem to go a long way.  Even after completing the headscarf project and the denim scrap experiment, I have enough left in the bottle that it looks almost brand new.

[tags]sewing, review, Mighty Mendit, Mighty Gemit[/tags]