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 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 on 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.
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