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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 clothing. Whether you're a bride looking to have adjustments on your wedding dress or a mum who needs to have her kids' school uniforms repaired, our Taskers are up for the work! 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 based on the designs of your favourite fashion brands - whether it's a wedding dress, a school uniform, or corporate wear. They’ll start by measuring your shape and size with a soft tape measure to ensure the perfect fit. They’ll consult 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, wedding dress alterations, school graduation alterations, corporate wear alterations, or suit alterations, 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 clothing you buy off the rack won’t be the perfect fit, or you might need your favourite clothes adjusted as your body changes shape over time. Book an alterations service near you to help with dress shortening, garment shortening, trouser alterations, 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 trousers have a rip, you don’t have to throw them away. Get a professional to take a look and see if they can save your garment with techniques like zipper repair, seam repair, new lining, hole patching, button sewing, and more. Extend the life of your clothing with alterations and tailoring services - it’s better for the environment and much more budget-friendly, too.

Looking for a price list on dress alterations or want to know bridal gown alteration costs in the UK? With our price guide, you can find out exactly how much alteration costs, so you’ll be outfit ready for any occasion!

Recent Alterations tasks in Bow Common

The zip on my suitcase has started to tear & is fraying.

£35

Bow Common, Greater London

29th Jan 2024

Medium sized suitcase, hard case. The zip is ripping from packing the case too full - its fraying around the edges and has started to rip in a couple of places. I think the zip/fabric needs replacing. - Due date: Flexible

Winter soft mens jacket zip replacement

£10

Bow Common, Greater London

26th Jan 2024

Columbia men’s winter jacket black zip needs replacing - Due date: Flexible

Alterations

£50

Mile End, Greater London, E3

4th Nov 2023

Shorten dress Shorten sleeves - Due date: Needs to be done on Tuesday, 7 November 2023

Zipper replaced on jeans

£20

Bow Common, Greater London

12th Jul 2023

Zip on a pair of jeans have broken. Zipper needs to be replaced - Due date: Flexible

Dress alteration

£20

Bow Common, Greater London

12th May 2023

just need a dress shortened and also made tighter so it hugs the body - Due date: Before Wednesday, 21 June 2023

Make shirt bigger

£40

Bow Common, Greater London

14th Jul 2022

I need an top with an invisible zip on the side to be a bit wider- just missing a few inches to be able to zip up completely. - Due date: Before Friday, 15 July 2022

Repair zip runner on bag

£15

Bow Common, Greater London

27th Jun 2022

Repair zipper runner on a bag - Due date: Before Sunday, 1 July 2022

Dress making

£300

Bow Common, Greater London

28th Mar 2022

I would need someone to make a dress for me - Due date: Before Wednesday, 11 May 2022

Trousers taken in at the waist and taken up, boilersuit taken up

£30

Bow Common, Greater London

26th Mar 2022

I have some faux leather trouser that require taking in at the waist and taking up in the length. I also require another garment to be taken up in the length - Due date: Before Saturday, 2 April 2022

Shortening trousers, a jacket to be taken in and button reinforcement

£50

Bow Common, Greater London

7th Mar 2022

I have a pair of trousers that need to be shortened, a blazer that needs to be taken in at the sides and a couple of buttons that need reinforcing as they've come loose. - Due date: Flexible

Replace zip on bag

£25

Bow Common, Greater London

26th Feb 2022

I have a Samsonite 15 inch laptop bag. Two of the main zips are now broken - Due date: Flexible

Dress alterations

£30

Mile End, Greater London, E3

18th Sep 2021

Need a bridesmaid dress altered