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What does a clothing alteration include?
Your seamstress or tailor is skilled in working with textiles, but especially clothing, to create, repair, and alter clothes. Here are some of the most popular alteration services and what you can expect when you book them:
Sewing
Need some custom sewing work to create a design from scratch or custom-fit to your size? Hire a seamstress or dressmaker to create or customise your dress or garment with great attention to detail. They’ll start by measuring your shape and size with a soft tape measure to ensure the perfect fit. They’ll consult with you on designs and fabrics, before choosing or customising a pattern and cutting out the pieces. They’ll sew your garment or dress, taking care to finish off any edges with an overlocking stitch. Most dressmakers will request you to come in for a final fitting where you can try on the (mostly finished) garment and they can make final adjustments.
Formal wear alterations
When you want to look your best, it’s so important that your clothing is tailored to perfectly fit. Whether you need bridal alterations, school graduation alterations, wedding dress alterations, corporate wear alterations, or suit alterations nearby your location, a professional seamstress can help. They’ll take your exact measurements and then ask you to try on the outfit or dress, ideally with the shoes you plan to wear. Then they’ll note or mark up any parts that need taking in or loosening, and where the hem needs to sit based on your shoe height. They’ll use a mixture of machine and hand-sewing techniques to alter your clothing and finalise everything with a final fitting before your event.
Clothing adjustments
Most clothes you buy off the rack won’t fit perfectly, or you might need your favourite clothes adjusted for your body shape over time. Book clothing alterations around your area to help with dress shortening, garment shortening, and even school uniform alterations for those kids who won’t stop growing. Clothing adjustments usually involve taking seams in or out and adjusting the hem. Most hems have a few centimetres of extra fabric, so you can add extra length, or take it up for the perfect fit.
Clothing repairs
When your favourite dress or pants break, you don’t have to throw them away. Get professional tailors or seamstresses to take a look and see if they can save your clothes with techniques like zipper repair, seam repair, new lining, hole patching, button sewing, and more. Extend the life of your clothes - it’s better for the environment and much more budget-friendly, too.
Recent Alterations tasks in Cairns
Wedding dress buttons alteration
$200
Brinsmead QLD, Australia
10th May 2023
As per the photo, the elastic on some parts of the button loops and/or buttons have given way, therefore the buttons do not do up in a straight line. I am wanting some work done so when done up, all the buttons are in a straight line. - Due date: Before Saturday, 10 June 2023
Dress maker / Alterations required
$50
Cairns QLD, Australia
3rd Mar 2023
Alterations on a long dress as too long and wanting it shortened if possible to achieve with the ruffles and pleats. - Due date: Before Thursday, 30 March 2023
Alterations to dress
$17
Redlynch QLD, Australia
24th Dec 2022
Need a linen dress taken in on both side as too big - Due date: Before Friday, 30 December 2022
Hot pink zip replacement on dress -long zipper
$75
Edmonton QLD, Australia
30th Jun 2022
Need zip replaced for birthday outfit before 2pm 01.07.22 hot pink colour - Due date: Before Friday, 1 July 2022
Thank you for the promp work
2 x outdoor cushion covers 60x50x10cm with Zipper Material supplied
$80
Mount Sheridan QLD, Australia
19th Mar 2022
I live in Mount Sheridan a suburb of Cairns Need to replace 2outdoor cane chair cushion covers 60x50x10 cm with zippers Material will be supplied once I have quote and amt of fabric required Hoping for a Cairns based seamstress to avoid posting fabrics etc With Thanks Barbara - Due date: Flexible
Zippers fixed or replaced in lounge cushion covers
$50
Wrights Creek QLD 4869, Australia
9th Nov 2021
3 x lounge seat zippers need to be replaced. 2 standard size seat Lou be cushions, 1 x chaise lounge cushion. See pics. I can drop off and pick up from your place. Anywhere from Gordonvale to palm cove. Or out to Mareeba. Thanks - Due date: Flexible
Cushion zips need replacing
$80
Cairns QLD, Australia
6th Oct 2021
Zips on cushion cover have broken and will need new zips sewn on.
Shortening curtains
$1,234
Cairns QLD, Australia
3rd Oct 2021
Shortening curtains for loungeroom and 3 bedrooms. Can drive anywhere around cairns region but the sooner the better
Shorten length of skirt
$30
Earlville QLD 4870, Australia
22nd Sep 2021
Skirt to be shortened from the back lenght
Curtains alteration
$30
White Rock QLD 4868, Australia
1st Sep 2021
Curtains to be cut and sewn to make 4 curtains.
Curtains Shortened
$40
Woree QLD, Australia
26th Jul 2021
I have 3 pairs of curtains that I need shortened by about 10-20cm. Can either organise a time for you to come over with a sewing machine to do it or you could take for the day, however I don’t want them gone overnight.
I need alterations services
$15
Whitfield QLD, Australia
10th Jun 2021
2 tracksuit hems to be taken up please
Sewing shorten curtains
$10
Earlville QLD 4870, Australia
10th Jun 2021
Have a set of curtains that I need shortened easy task
Cushion covers with zips
$280
Freshwater QLD, Australia
28th Apr 2021
I have 2 x 3 seater cane lounges with box cushions that need recovering with zips please
Dress alteration
$10
Edge Hill QLD, Australia
5th Mar 2021
I need a simple dress hem taken up as dress is about 5cm too short for me. I have two dresses I would like done. They can be done in the same colour cotton so not looking at anything fancy. Can drop off to a suburb in Cairns. Both dress alternations for $10 total ONO.
I need alterations services
$25
Cairns QLD, Australia
25th Oct 2020
My son needs his trousers shortened as they are too long.
Hem school dress
$30
Cairns QLD, Australia
19th Jul 2020
Need my daughters school dress hemmed for tomorrow
Needed - 4x curtain alterations - CAIRNS QLD
$150
Earlville QLD 4870, Australia
27th Apr 2020
I've bought new curtains and need 4x curtains altered. They are polyester blockout curtains, 140cm width x 223 length each, fabric backing. I need them taken up to approx 70cm, to fit 2x high small bedroom windows. I can drop them off to you and pickup once done. Job Area - Cairns QLD 4870, Australia
I got Beth to do alterations to 4 curtains. She was nice to deal with. Was quick and did a pretty good job. There was just a few pulls in the curtain fabric that weren't there before, but only a minor issue.
I need alterations services
$50
Manunda QLD 4870, Australia
8th Oct 2019
Replace zip on textile motorcycle jacket. Heavy duty.
