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Recent Alterations reviews in North East Melbourne

Excellent work. Easy to deal with Amy. Highly recommended.

Jeans alterations

$50

Amazing service, easy and great to deal with and super quick ☺️

Need suit pant alterations

$70

Great quick service

Hem 2 school dresses

$40

Fatemeh did a great job shortening the sleeves on my jackets. She was lovely and very professional. Highly recommend.

Clothing alterations: shorten sleeves

$180

Absolutely fantastic to work with got the job done perfectly, quality job

Clothing Alteration Seamstress

$70

Prompt, swift and very helpful! Will be working with Amy again :)

Minor sizing alteration to two t-shirts

$40

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

$43 - $115

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$43

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$70

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$115

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Average reviews for Alterations Services in North East Melbourne

based on 17 reviews

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Recent Garment Shortening reviews in North East Melbourne

Great service

Curtains shortened

$100

Fatemeh did a great job shortening the sleeves on my jackets. She was lovely and very professional. Highly recommend.

Clothing alterations: shorten sleeves

$180

Shruti is quite good with her seamstress skills. She did a great job on our curtains. Recommend her.

Shorten curtain lengths

$250

What's the average cost of a garment shortening expert in North East Melbourne

$80 - $197

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$80

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$140

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$197

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Average reviews for Garment Shortening Services in North East Melbourne

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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 North East Melbourne

Alterations - large cushion cover

$75

Viewbank VIC, Australia

31st Jan 2025

I have a large cushion cover I use as a slip cover for a king single mattress in Beachcomber Warwick fabric that is too wide for the cushion/mattress. It is currently - 203 wide (I think) x 203 long x 31 deep cm It needs to have the width reduced to - 107 wide - keeping the x 203 long x 31 deep cm There is a zip along the long side that needs to be retained.

Hem school dress

$10

Preston VIC, Australia

27th Jan 2025

Need three school dresses hemmed.

Hem school dress

$20

Preston VIC, Australia

20th Jan 2025

Hem the length of one school dress.

Replace surfboard bag zip

$50

Bundoora VIC, Australia

12th Jan 2025

Looking for someone to replace my surfboard bag zipper. Was frozen, after loosening there’s a few broken teeth and think the whole zip needs replacement. See photos attached, it’s a long zip that goes up most of the way on one side (picture with red). Have included some pictures of inside of the zip for reference. Can drop off locally or happy with pickup. No idea expected cost, send through best offer. Would like a repair with a similar heavy duty zip.

Shorten my pants

$20

Wollert VIC, Australia

5th Jan 2025

Could you shorten my pants?

Curtain alterations

$500

Hurstbridge VIC 3099, Australia

2nd Jan 2025

Approximately 15m curtains and backing that need shortening from the bottom. Need to be properly hemmed (invisibly like trousers), And apologies for the relisting - task expired before I was able to assign). I can probably drop off and collect depending on location if they can be done same day on Monday.

Clothes alteration

$50

Eltham VIC, Australia

14th Dec 2024

Long black women’s trousers (65% cotton, 31% nylon, 4% elastane). Need trouser pants and waist reduced in width. Trousers have elastic waist.

Clothing alterations

$10

Epping VIC, Australia

1st Dec 2024

Shorten sleeves on suit jacket

Clothing alterations

$60

Eltham VIC, Australia

25th Nov 2024

Dress alterations needed. Need completed by Friday.

Sewing a cover for bench seat with a zip (fabric will be provided)

$70

Reservoir VIC 3073, Australia

5th Nov 2024

Need to sew a cushion cover for a bench seat with a zipper. Fabric will be provided. Size of bench seat is 2800 x 620 x 100mm.

Very good communication, professional and did an excellent job with the cushion cover.

Alterations (2 pants hem taken up)

$25

Ivanhoe VIC, Australia

26th Oct 2024

I have: 1 x new pants that are too long and need the hem taken up; and 1 x pant that needs hem resewed as the stitching has come lose

Terrific service. Very happy

Suit sleeve length alteration

$70

Wollert VIC, Australia

15th Oct 2024

Need to alter the length of our suit sleeves looking for a 70 dollar budget for both

Hem two pairs of school shorts

$30

Watsonia VIC, Australia

15th Oct 2024

I need two pairs of school shorts hemmed please. I have an old pair to use as a reference for length.

Beaded dress shortened

$50

Wollert VIC, Australia

29th Sep 2024

My beaded and sequin dress needs to shortened as well as the lining

Wedding dress alterations

$150

Macleod VIC, Australia

27th Aug 2024

I'm looking for someone to alter this very simple wedding dress. 1. Take in at the waist 2. Take in at the bust I've tried to take photos of the inside areas but it's a little tricky! Please let me know your offer and how long it would take. Thank you!

Clothing alterations

$15

Doreen VIC, Australia

25th Aug 2024

Attach elastic hole for button on top

Shorten men's blazer jacket sleeves

$30

Viewbank VIC, Australia

18th Aug 2024

Require sleeves to be shortened on blazer jacket

Shorten curtain lengths

$250

Greensborough VIC, Australia

2nd Aug 2024

We have 34 curtains (17 sheer and 17 block outs) from spotlight which are 240 cm long. Most windows we have are 220cm high. We need the curtains shortened. I am open to sewing or heat tape hemming. You can do it on site or pick up the curtains, work on it and drop them back.

Shruti is quite good with her seamstress skills. She did a great job on our curtains. Recommend her.

Dress alteration

$35

Mill Park VIC, Australia

22nd Jul 2024

Need my dress altered , it has been altered once but is too long still. The first person is too far for me to reach out to again. Need it cut and the organza reattached at the bottom.

Alteration

$10

Lalor VIC, Australia

11th Jul 2024

I need two uniqlo pants to be altered ( reduce length)