A seamstress making alterations on a garment in a well-lit sewing studio.
A seamstress making alterations on a garment in a well-lit sewing studio.

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When you need a dress or any article of clothing altered

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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 your garment. Whether you're a bride who needs adjustments for a wedding dress or someone looking for an expert to help repair a broken zipper on a favourite wardrobe, Taskers are up for the work. Here are some of the most popular clothes 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. 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, 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 clothes 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 clothing alterations near you to help with dress shortening, garment shortening, restyling, 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 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 by hiring a Tasker for garment repairs - it’s better for the environment and much more budget-friendly, too. When they're done altering your clothes, you can send them for dry cleaning or laundry services to other Taskers. 

Recent Alterations tasks in Auckland

Make bridesmaids dresses

$800

Auckland, New Zealand

27th Oct 2024

Three bridesmaids dresses, high boatneck and slim dress fitting, in satin material. Based on the Caitlin Crisp Wilmer Dresses.

Get the zipper of my sofa cushion fixed

$40

Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand

6th Oct 2024

zipper slider broke and the zipper is left open. Probably nothing wrong with zipper itself just need new slider

Put zipper on jacket

$50

Ellerslie, Auckland, New Zealand

28th May 2024

i need to put a zipper on my school jacket

Shortening jacket sleeves

$30

Auckland 2105, New Zealand

20th Apr 2024

Overcoats sleeves to be shortend

Zipper repair

$25

Māngere, Auckland, New Zealand

8th Jan 2024

Casual cargo khaki long pants nylon lining, polyester rayon. Slider has broken off by too much force.

Zip repair

$80

Auckland 1026, New Zealand

3rd Jan 2024

Jacket zip is stuck won't unzip - Due date: Flexible

Zip replaced in a school.skirt

$30

Auckland 0793, New Zealand

27th Nov 2023

Need a new zip for a school skirt - Due date: Flexible

Replace two couch cushion zips

$40

Māngere, Auckland, New Zealand

18th Sep 2023

2 couch cushion zips replaced - Due date: Flexible

Tail of dress hem shorten

$80

Auckland 1026, New Zealand

14th May 2023

My daughters ball dress is a little too long and would like to take it up a few cms - Due date: Before Friday, 2 June 2023

Cloth alteration

$50

Auckland 1071, New Zealand

24th Apr 2023

The dress I bought is too small. The zipper doesn't go up. I want to put a ribbon to make the gap closed

Dress alteration

$20

Auckland 2113, New Zealand

6th Feb 2023

i have 2 casual dresses that are too long and needs to be shorten - Due date: Flexible

Dress alteration

$20

Auckland 1024, New Zealand

24th Oct 2022

dress alteration taking a dress in from a size 10 to size 8 - Due date: Flexible

Dress alterations

$50

Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand

25th Sep 2022

Dress is a bit big around the rib area. Dress is flowy but needs to be taken in. Maybe a zip sewn into the side. - Due date: Flexible

Taking in jumpers shorten length

$25

Auckland 1071, New Zealand

24th Aug 2022

shorten jumper take in sides of jumper - Due date: Flexible

Sewing alteration

$10

Auckland 1050, New Zealand

18th Aug 2022

Tiny hole repairs to a dress - Due date: Flexible

Clothing alteration

$5

Stonefields, Auckland, New Zealand

9th Dec 2021

Clothing alteration for dresses - Due date: Before Tuesday, 14th Dec 2021