43 posts tagged with seamstress.
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Help save my baby blanket
My blanket, which I've had literally all my life, has finally started to unravel. Where do I take it, and what terms do I use to describe what needs to be done?
Sewing Blog About Fixing Terrible Internet-Order Wedding Dresses
Last year, I stumbled across a personal blog by a woman who saves terrible internet wedding dresses, turning really awful shoddy dresses into something that makes people happy. It was interesting and had some great detail about her work. Anyone know it? [more inside]
Fashion Filter: Clone this blouse
Fashionistas/sewing experts of Metafilter: Can any competent dressmaker/tailor replicate a blouse I love? And how do I go about commissioning it?
Snowflake details below the fold. [more inside]
Dressmaker in London, UK?
I have a career-defining public event coming up in January 2018. I need to look immaculate, and would like to hire someone to design and produce a dress (perhaps also a jacket) for this occasion. Does anyone have recommendations for a dressmaker in London that could handle this? [more inside]
Sorry about the crotch picture but I need mending advice
It's rare that my pants wear out in any way other than this - a failure along the seam of my, uh, inseam. I'm wondering if there's a practical way to patch it rather than toss the pants. [more inside]
Unique Victorian Bat Wedding Dress - where to start?
I am getting married on Halloween this year and after a few months of trying to find a unique dress for the occasion and kept coming back to one that I love, both for the personal touch (I have always loved bats since my childhood), appropriate for the elaborate-ness I was wanting to go for, and perfect for the vintage Halloween theme I had in mind.
Where do I start? Many questions from someone with very little experience in the seamstress / costume industry.
The original image that inspires the look is here.
More below the fold of what I've found online. [more inside]
Recommend a dressmaker or seamstress in Toronto
Can you recommend a dressmaker or seamstress in Toronto? [more inside]
Seamstress/tailor in Atlanta area off Roswell Road?
I'm looking for a wonderful woman who altered my clothes about 10 years ago. I believe she was known for fitting plus sized women well. She made some major changes to some clothes as I lost weight, and did a fantastic job. I'm back in he area but can't seem to find the shop. Does anyone remember this shop? Is it still there or somewhere else?
Help me find a good seamstress in Seattle/Tacoma area
I need someone who can work quickly, has reasonable prices, and can handle costuming from drawn, not particularly complex designs. Anecdotes welcome. [more inside]
Do you know a website or magazine that sells "new" vintage clothes?
Hi,
I'm looking for a magazine or website that sells clothes that are new but have an old fashioned look. [more inside]
Recommendations on a costume seamstress in NYC?
My fiancee has a costume piece that needs to be taken in a bit. The piece has boning and is somewhat complex, and we'd like to find a seamster/seamstress in NYC who has experience with boning to able to alter it. Can you recommend someone? [more inside]
Aestheticians, et cetera for a transitioning trans lady in NYC
A friend of mine who is transitioning has asked me to ask MeFi for a couple of recommendations for beauty-related services in New York City. Needs and requirements as follows: [more inside]
Seeking seamstress, simple tailoring, Austin Texas
I am looking for a reasonably priced seamstress or tailor in Austin. I love to buy these 70s / 80s silk shirts from thrift shops, they're lots of fun. But the collars are dorky thin, I'd like to have a seamstress or tailor take the collars off. [more inside]
snowflake skirt needed
I would like to find a seamstress or tailor to make a custom pencil skirt for me that I can wear to work (so, stuffy business fabric). My attempts to google a solution have not been successful. I either find places that want to charge me $300 or more (nope!), places that do alterations (I need it made from scratch), or places that make custom clothing for men but not women, or brides but not non-brides. I am located in lower Manhattan but have a subway card and am willing to use it. Can anyone suggest where I can go to have a nice suit-like pencil skirt created for me?
Seamstress for a wedding gown in NYC
I need a seamstress to take in my wedding gown, hopefully working in brooklyn. I'm getting married in early november, and I understand that it's a bit of a time crunch. Anyone have any recommendations?
I just want a vee neck.
Can I get cheap tee shirts tailored so they don't choke me to death? [more inside]
Help me get started with costuming!
I know nothing about costuming or sewing, and I don't have a lot of space to do it. Help me get set up and learning how to put together basic clothing/costumes in my apartment! [more inside]
How do I go about finding a seamstress to re-cover cushions?
How can I find a seamstress to do some moderately difficult work, specifically re-covering foam cushions with provided fabric, and is this the best way to go about doing the job? [more inside]
I want to customize my house without the elbow grease and project disasters.
Are there stores/services that will DIY for me? [more inside]
Looking for a Toronto seamstress.
Looking for a good, affordable seamstress/ tailor/ dressmaker in Toronto to take in, and possibly reproduce, an adored dress. [more inside]
How can I get a wedding dress custom-made in China?
How can I get a wedding dress custom-made in either Beijing or Quinhuangdao, China? I'll be there for a few weeks and I have a few questions about how this might be possible. [more inside]
Great bridal seamstress in NYC?
Can anyone suggest a great bridal seamstress in the NYC area that can do a wedding dress from scratch using a picture as reference? Adding difficulty, this would need to be done for less than ~$1000, and the wedding is May 6, so it would have to be done (with fittings, etc.) before that. [more inside]
How much can women’s clothes be altered?
How much can women’s clothes be altered? [more inside]
Copycat Couture
I need someone to copy a dress without taking it apart (preferably in NYC, but I'll consider shipping it!) [more inside]
Another sold-out dress question!
Can I buy this dress if it's a) three sizes too big and b) I need to add sleeves? What would the cost be like? Should I ask someone on Etsy to make something similar instead? [more inside]
My new favorite dress is too small.
Is it possible to get this dress let out a little (made larger) without it looking obvious? Or should I send it back? Bonus points for good-but-inexpensive seamstress/tailor recommendations in NYC/Brooklyn! [more inside]
Wedding dress alterations in Vancouver?
Vancouver Filter: Does anyone know of a good dressmaker/seamstress who is experienced with altering wedding dresses, is not too expensive, and can work FAST? Also, are there any Mefite dressmakers or seamstresses anywhere who could give me an idea of how much these alterations should cost? [more inside]
Who wants to make me some clothes?
How much could or should I expect to pay for the following service (and does this even exist): I walk up to someone and hand them a skirt and some fabric. I say "Please do the following: Rip up the skirt and make it into a pattern. Make one skirt." How much for 3-4-more skirts? What if it was a simple sundress? [more inside]
How to Shorten a Dress in Denver
Recommendations for a tailor/seamstress/alterations expert in Denver for a formal gown? [more inside]
Who will sew this wedding dress?
Need recommendations for a dressmaker in Toronto. [more inside]
Copy my work shirts, one piece of material at a time!
Copy my dress shirts - Is there a tailor who can make exact replica's of my best fitting button down dress shirt? [more inside]
Going to the Chapel...
Asking for a Friend: Wedding Dress Alterations in the DC Area? [more inside]
Looking for a good women's tailor in Los Angeles.
Looking for a good women's tailor in Los Angeles. [more inside]
Who in San Francisco can fix my coat for me?
Can you recommend a seamstress or tailor in San Francisco? I need to replace the lining in my favorite vintage winter coat. [more inside]
Good tailor/seamstress in west downtown Toronto?
I'm looking for recommendations for a good tailor around Queen and Spadina in Toronto. Nothing fancy - I just need some dress pants hemmed - but recommendations any places you personally know to be good/not too expensive would be appreciated.
They make sound so easy on What Not to Wear!
I think I need a seamstress or seamster, but I am not sure how to find one. [more inside]
Where to alter women's clothing in Montreal?
I need recommendations for a tailor in Montreal for women's clothing. [more inside]
who can build my kite
Where can I get a number of appliqued kites made? [more inside]
Help Me Find A Contract Seamstress To Make Plush Animals!
Where can I find a trustworthy contract seamstress? (more inside) [more inside]
Looking for a Seamstress in London
Looking for a good, affordable seamstress in London (UK)(preferably East London) who makes and/or copies ladies clothes.
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incoming sewing n00b alert
I've been inspired by t-shirt surgery and am thinking of getting into sewing. However, I've never sewed something in my life. Where do I begin? [more inside]
I can't walk down the aisle like that!
Does anyone know of seamstresses/tailors in or around Boston that do good work on wedding dresses? My fiance needs to get a wedding dress she bought altered, but isn't having any luck. Given the nature of wedding dresses, she doesn't want to just try some random place.
Would it be weird to have a tailor clone my favorite pair of shorts?
My favourite pair of shorts is about to die. They're the best shorts I've ever owned and seem to be irreplaceable in this age of cargo-style saturation. How bizarre, difficult and pricey would it be to approach a tailor/seamstress and ask them to dissect the pattern and clone the shorts with new material?
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