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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, 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 South Kensington

Alter pants

£20

Knightsbridge, Greater London

30th Jun 2024

Alter waist of my daughters pants

Dress alteration

£200

Knightsbridge, Greater London

20th May 2024

Need to cover the front of a gown. The gown is red and I want something like the front of the white dress that I attached. To do that we will be using the material of the red dress because it’s long and has many layers so there is enough fabric to use

Seamstress- alterations 1-2 days a week in a shop in Knightsbridge

£5

Brompton, Greater London

12th Mar 2024

Seamstress needed to do alterations. 1-2 days per week for a shop located in Knightsbridge Contact me if interested

Shorten trousers

£18

South Kensington, Greater London, SW7

30th Aug 2023

Reduce length of trousers by 4 inches please - Due date: Flexible

Amazing service thank you

Alteration

£30

Knightsbridge, Greater London

25th Jun 2023

I need to alter a pair of trousers. Time sensitive - Due date: Needs to be done on Sunday, 25 June 2023

Replacement black zip on cabin size carry-on suitcase

£60

Brompton, Greater London

12th Jun 2023

I have a carry on cabin size, black suitcase, needing a replacement zip, which runs 3/4 the way around the case. - Due date: Flexible

Pocket zip replacement

£30

South Kensington, Greater London, SW7

28th Mar 2023

Zip slider broken resulting in the zip pull getting detached. - Due date: Needs to be done on Wednesday, 29 March 2023

Adjust dress size

£60

South Kensington, Greater London, SW7

15th Aug 2022

correct dress size to fit - Due date: Before Wednesday, 31 August 2022

Replace a zipper

£30

Knightsbridge, Greater London

10th Jul 2022

Zip replacement in a dress on the side - Due date: Before Saturday, 16 July 2022

Clothes alterations

£30

Brompton, Greater London

24th Apr 2022

I need a jumpsuit taken in and shortened - Due date: Needs to be done on Thursday, 28 April 2022

Alterations and make new simple dresses

£200

South Kensington, Greater London, SW7

4th Mar 2022

I have some dresses, old now, and I'd like to copy them - Due date: Flexible

Seamstress to cut and stitch dresses

£200

Knightsbridge, Greater London

19th Jan 2022

Looking for a seamstress who can cut and tailor womens dresses and shirts in London. Fabric and designs would be provided for. Must have experience using silk and wool - Due date: Before Saturday, 29th Jan 2022

Jacket refitted

£150

Brompton, Greater London

18th Dec 2021

I bought this jacket second hand and it needs to refitted to fit my size. - Due date: Before Tuesday, 21st Dec 2021

A hem to my trousers

£10

Brompton, Greater London

2nd Dec 2021

I need my hem to be sawn please - Due date: Tomorrow

My dress fly zip

£20

Brompton, Greater London

9th Sep 2021

My dress fly zero need to be repaired