A seamstress making alterations on a garment in a well-lit sewing studio.
A seamstress making alterations on a garment in a well-lit sewing studio.

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  • Suit alterations in South East Melbourne
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Recent Alterations reviews in South East Melbourne

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Dress alterations

$100

Excellent service. Quick response and fast work. Thanks.

Zip repair

$20

Thankyou so much for the fast service and perfect job :) highly recommend

Trouser hem alteration

$25

Vicky did an amazing job in such a short time. Thanks again, I’ll definitely use you again in the future!

Seamstress/alterations Needed

$100

Very good job on the suit, thank you. Will definitely be back again !

Alteration services- men’s suit

$80

Super knowledgeable.

Sewing of 3 Dog Apparel Suits

$47

What's the average cost of an alteration expert in South East Melbourne

$30 - $100

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$30

median

$62

high

$100

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Average reviews for Alterations Services in South East Melbourne

based on 29 reviews

4.93

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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 South East Melbourne

Zip slider fix

$5

Wheelers Hill VIC, Australia

23rd Mar 2024

Need to fix zip slider which is broken while zip is fine.

Alteration

$50

Keysborough VIC 3173, Australia

22nd Mar 2024

Need the reflective tape stitched on 4 new pants I'll provide the reflective tape I can drop them and pick them back

To make the elastic waistline on school shorts smaller/tighter

$25

Oakleigh VIC, Australia

20th Mar 2024

I have 3 pairs of school shorts (drill fabric type with elastic waist) that are too big around the waist. I need the elastic waist to be made smaller (without having to use the existing drawstring). I was thinking to replace the elastic or shorten the existing one but open to suggestion from the Tasker for the best method. I can drop off and pick-up the shorts from your site if you're close-by (10-5mins drive from Oakleigh 3166 area)

Fix the zip on three of my couch cushions

$50

Cranbourne VIC, Australia

19th Mar 2024

On one of the cushions the zip pull is only attached to one side and on the other two the zip pull is attached to both sides but the zip isn’t zipping shut

Men’s pant hemming alterations

$30

Berwick VIC, Australia

15th Mar 2024

Have a 3 men’s jeans I would like to hem. Happy for you to pick them up or I can drop them off if you are local.

Cloth alteration

$50

Glen Waverley VIC, Australia

12th Mar 2024

Have got 4 indian dresses to alter

Very clean n detailed perfect work

Curtain Alterations

$60

Pakenham VIC, Australia

11th Mar 2024

My 4 Sheer curtains that need hemming up their are 4 light filtering curtains 145cm Wide, each, 250cm long but wanting cut to 210 cm I’ll send pics

Alterations and talior

$30

Dandenong VIC, Australia

5th Mar 2024

I need 2 dress taken up a lil bit it's to long

Punjabi suit alterations

$25

Clyde North VIC, Australia

3rd Mar 2024

Shirt is tight needs loosening

Needing a zipper replaced on a large couch cusion cover

$30

Botanic Ridge VIC, Australia

13th Feb 2024

Needing zipper replaced or repaired on large couch cusion cover

Need a suit jacket and shirt taken in

$50

Clayton VIC, Australia

9th Feb 2024

Need a suit jacket and a shirt altered today ASAP for a wedding tomorrow Previous tailor got ill and couldn’t finish my clothes in time

Curtain alteration

$20

Oakleigh VIC, Australia

28th Jan 2024

I have a generic ikea curtain. I need it to shortened to a specific length and hemmed. - Due date: Flexible

Alterations

$40

Glen Waverley VIC, Australia

27th Jan 2024

Need alterations done for pants - Due date: Before Saturday, 3 February 2024

Dress alteration

$100

Cranbourne VIC, Australia

21st Jan 2024

I need a dress altered for my engagement party. It’s too small in the back (won’t zip up) and too big on the shoulders (elastic straps not holding bust in place.) Please help! - Due date: Before Wednesday, 24 January 2024

There were some issues with quality but she got it done very quickly and came a long way by train to drop my dress off, which I really appreciated

A tailor to shorten the sleeve of a dress

$5

Narre Warren South VIC, Australia

15th Jan 2024

I brought a new dress with no sleeve and I need it shorten by approximately 1 cm - Due date: Before Thursday, 25 January 2024

Shorten jeans pants

$30

Glen Waverley VIC, Australia

4th Jan 2024

Need to Shorten four jeans pants

Wedding Dress alterations

$250

Narre Warren VIC, Australia

23rd Dec 2023

I am eloping overseas in January. Very casual affair, hence the last minute posting. I have a wedding dress that will require some alternations, see photos attached. I need a tiny clip sewn on to the back that has come lose, I hope to have the shoulder straps tightened if possible, and hope to have some length off the hem. Price negotiable. - Due date: Before Wednesday, 3 January 2024

Sara was wonderful to work with. She altered the hem and shoulder straps of my wedding dress. Thank you Sara!

Need a zipper cover modified for my caravan mattress.

$300

Cranbourne VIC, Australia

19th Dec 2023

I need my mattress cover modified or a new one made. I have a new Mattress I bought that has a split in it so that you can fold it over itself. Can provide all the measurements required to make this offsite. I require the zipper covers that allow 2 mattresses to be zipped together as 1. I’m flexible with price, I’m not set on the price.

Sheer curtain alterations

$50

Narre Warren VIC, Australia

11th Dec 2023

I need 10 sheer curtains to be altered to smaller size. Each curtain is 145cm long and I have 10 of them. They are 250cm long and I need them to be shorten to 227cm. I can pay $50 in total and need this asap by tomorrow or day after tomorrow. - Due date: Needs to be done on Wednesday, 13 December 2023

Alterations

$25

Keysborough VIC, Australia

30th Nov 2023

Jeans need to be altered (cut length) - Due date: Needs to be done on Thursday, 30 November 2023