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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 London North London

Clothing alterations

£50

Noel Park, Greater London

23rd Mar 2024

I need a handful of clothing items altered including cinching, adding zippers, and hemming

I need a dress made

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Stroud Green, Greater London

6th Mar 2024

Hi, I need some help making the bottom half (ball type skirt) of a red-carpet style dress. The top half has a sculptural attachment ,which I'm making myself. However, I don't have the space or time to make the whole dress. I have toiled and have the basic pattern for the skirt, I just need somebody to draft a neatened pattern from my existing one and then cut and sew the skirt together. Many Thanks.

My trousers tailored

£20

Upper Edmonton, Greater London

3rd Mar 2024

I need my trousers tailored to ski fit and the bum compartment to be increased in size

Bridesmaid needs altering ahead of wedding on Saturday

£50

Brimsdown, Greater London

22nd Feb 2024

Bridesmaid dress alterations include taking in as too big and adjusting off the shoulder mesh sleeves and taking up as too long

I need 5 pairs of trousers taken up a bit

£25

Brimsdown, Greater London

15th Feb 2024

5 pairs of every day trousers that are a bit to long im looking for the cheapest price possible don’t nothing fancy just them shortened a bit so they fit Nicely with out dragging on the floor

Replace zip on backpack

£40

Hadley Wood, Greater London

12th Feb 2024

Replacement of zip on backpack that holds my camera. I can drop the bag off at your place and collect it when done, thanks ! - Due date: Flexible

Seamstress needed for Bay window dressing

£200

Seven Sisters, Greater London

9th Feb 2024

We need someone to: 1. Source and fit a curtain pole in a rectangular bay window 2. Alter curtains to the correct length 3. Dress and finalise window - Due date: Before Sunday, 10 March 2024

Coat zipper replacement

£20

Harringay, Greater London

12th Jan 2024

Parka length puffer jacket requires replacement zipper. - Due date: Flexible

Mend /replace zip on downs puffer jacket

£30

South Tottenham, Greater London, N15

9th Jan 2024

Replace a broken zip on jacket - Due date: Before Wednesday, 10 January 2024

Trousers shorten

£13

Hornsey Vale, Greater London

9th Jan 2024

shorten trousers, suit and chinos - Due date: Flexible

Shorten coat

£40

Wood Green, Greater London, N22

26th Dec 2023

Shorten coat sleeves and length - Due date: Flexible

Make a dress

£30

Underhill, Greater London

25th Dec 2023

Dress Dress Dress making - Due date: Flexible

Coat repair

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South Tottenham, Greater London, N15

23rd Dec 2023

2 cigarette burn to jacket - Due date: Flexible

Stitch my uniqlo coat and put some feathers inside

£15

Tower Gardens, Greater London, N17

16th Dec 2023

jacket has small rip and lost some of the feathers inside that madeit puffy - Due date: Needs to be done on Saturday, 16 December 2023

Repair my jacket

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Tower Gardens, Greater London, N17

28th Nov 2023

My jackets got a little burn on the left arm - Due date: Before Wednesday, 29 November 2023

Trousers shortening

£27

Bounds Green, Greater London, N11

19th Nov 2023

3 pairs of jeans for shortening - Due date: Flexible

Clothes alterations

£50

Cranley Gardens, Greater London

13th Nov 2023

I have bought a number of second hand dresses that need the sleeves taken up (Approx. 7 qty). Happy for you to collect them, complete in your own time and bring back (or I can drop off and collect) :) - Due date: Flexible

Replace a zip

£30

Harringay, Greater London

7th Nov 2023

I need a zip replacing on a superdry jacket. I think the zip is more than 50cm long. - Due date: Flexible - Due date: Before Saturday, 25 November 2023

A long red cocktail dress (for afternoon reception)

£100

Highgate, Greater London

12th Oct 2023

A beautiful long A-line red dress for a special afternoon gathering in a grand ball room. Perhaps in silk or satin, or you could recommend a fabric that sways elegantly. Considering a 1920's collar and rhinestone buttons. - Due date: Before Friday, 20 October 2023

Replace or repair zip

£1,000

North Finchley, Greater London, N12

31st Aug 2023

Replace or repair Zip on coach bag - Due date: Flexible