Metal Hera with Stylus by Clover Needlecraft

Ready to meet one of those tools that quietly becomes indispensable? This dual-ended metal hera from Clover is one of those "how did I live without this?" discoveries. It's the kind of tool that solves about six different sewing headaches without taking up half your notions drawer.

What Makes This Tool So Handy:

This clever little tool gives you two essential functions in one compact package. One end features a hera – a traditional marking tool with a curved edge that creates temporary creases in fabric. The other end has a fine metal stylus point, perfect for tracing patterns and detailed work. Both working ends are made of durable metal with a comfortable plastic handle in the middle – giving you tools that hold up to regular use with a grip that's easy on your hands.

What's Included:

• One dual-ended tool with metal hera and metal stylus ends, plastic center grip

How You'll Actually Use This Thing:

The hera end is fantastic for marking quilting lines directly on your quilt sandwich without any chalk, pens, or chemicals. Just run it along your ruler or stencil and you get a clear crease visible on both sides of the fabric – perfect for following when you're at the machine. The mark stays put while you're working but disappears completely when you're done (or give it a spritz of water if you're impatient).

Anyone who does appliqué will appreciate how nicely the hera creases those seam allowances before you fold them back. It's way faster than pressing with an iron for small pieces, and honestly, who wants to get up and walk to the ironing board seventeen times while prepping appliqué shapes?

The stylus end works beautifully with transfer paper for tracing embroidery designs or sewing patterns onto fabric. The fine metal point gives you precision without tearing your pattern paper the way a dull pencil can. It's also surprisingly useful for pushing out corners when you've turned something right side out – strong enough to really work that corner crisp without being so sharp it pokes through the fabric.

Both ends can help feed fabric under your presser foot (especially those tricky spots where bulk builds up), and the hera can even work as a gentle seam ripper when you need to unpick stitches without gouging your fabric.

What You'll Need:

This is a standalone tool – you're good to go right out of the package. If you plan to use the stylus end for pattern tracing, you'll want some dressmaker's carbon or transfer paper (the kind made for fabric, not office carbon paper). For the hera end, having a quilting ruler or stencil helps with marking straight lines or curves, but you can also use it freehand.

Perfect for:

• Quilters who mark their quilting lines as they go and want to skip the chemical markers
• Anyone doing hand or machine appliqué who's tired of constantly running to the iron
• Garment sewers who trace patterns with carbon paper and want better precision
• Embroiderers transferring designs onto fabric
• Anyone who works on small sewing projects where finger-pressing would help but your thumbnail is getting tired
• Sewists who appreciate multi-purpose tools that actually earn their spot in the tool box

Why This Tool Keeps Earning Its Keep:

There's something genuinely satisfying about marking fabric without worrying whether that line will come out later. The hera creates a clear, temporary crease that's visible enough to follow easily but disappears completely when you're done – either naturally over time or instantly with a bit of water. No more "will this chalk brush off my black fabric?" anxiety.

The metal working ends give this tool some heft, which actually helps when you're pressing down to create those creases, especially if you're marking through multiple layers or working with heavier fabrics. The plastic center grip stays comfortable in your hand and won't conduct cold the way an all-metal tool would.

What makes dual-ended tools particularly appealing is how they eliminate that "where did I put that thing?" moment. Need to trace a pattern? It's right there. Need to crease a seam allowance? Same tool, other end. One less thing to hunt for in your sewing space.

The curved shape of the hera end fits naturally in your hand, and that matters when you're using it repeatedly. The edge is beveled to create a clean crease without dragging or catching on fabric. And that stylus point? Fine enough for detailed tracing but sturdy enough it won't bend the first time you apply pressure.

Product Details:

• Brand: Clover Needlecraft
• Material: Metal working ends with plastic center grip
• Features: Dual-ended with hera marker and fine stylus point
• Use: Sewing, quilting, embroidery, appliqué, crafts
• Functions: Creates fabric creases, marks quilting lines, traces patterns, feeds fabric, pushes out corners, gentle seam removal
• Made in the United States