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Linen trousers taken up

£35

great job. Very efficient.

Ready made curtains need shortening and hemming.

£50

Amazing service excellent alteration Dress now is perfect length

Dress length shortened

£50

What's the average cost of an alteration tailor in Essex

£41 - £71

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£41

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£49

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£71

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Recent Alterations tasks in Essex

Trouser shorten

£15

Snaresbrook, Greater London

16th Mar 2025

x2 trouser shortening on the legs

A prom dress

£350

Heybridge, Essex

25th Feb 2025

i would like a silk prom dress with a low cut and i am quite tall so long

Sew up a slit in an evening dress

£10

Hutton Mount, Essex

5th Feb 2025

I have an evening dress that has a very long front cut which is too opened so need it sewn up to above my knees

Wedding dress bust area taken in

£100

Purfleet, Essex

30th Jan 2025

Wedding dress resize on bust area as currently too big

The zip on two bags

£25

Thundersley, Essex

15th Jan 2025

The zip on two bags has broken

Professional measurements to be taken for custom dress

£10

Steeple View, Essex

30th Dec 2024

I need measurements taken by a professional tailor/dress maker/seamstress.

Zip replacement in jacket

£60

Maldon, Essex

12th Dec 2024

I need zip replacement for my winter jacket (instead of not working metal zip i want new plastic zip)

Cushion Alterations Needed

£90

Harold Hill, Greater London

2nd Nov 2024

Cushions are approx 4ft long x 2ft 4" Tall x 4" inches deep. They are solid memory foam inside. I need All three to be cut and stitched so they are 18" inches Tall , keeping the other two dimensions as is. Also needs strong velcro stitched on the back of each to fix to the wall. Remaining material and foam needs returning for final custom pads to be made. ( Measurements to come after the initial 3 pads are installed ).

Alteration on a dress

£50

Canvey Village, Essex

10th Sep 2024

Dress for wedding needs taking up Too long so needs alterations

Repair a bag zip

£20

Cranham, Greater London

24th Aug 2024

It’s a Longchamp bag and the zip teeth no longer close the bag

Dress made

£100

Chelmsford, Essex

1st Aug 2024

My favourite dress officially died :( I want to get a replica made of it, don't need the colours to match, but I love the style and fit.

Trouser adjustment

£40

Wennington, Greater London

15th Jul 2024

Trousers need an adjustment to fit better, slightly smaller than anticipated, doesn’t have extra fabric

Alterations to a young man's suit

£60

Chase Cross, Greater London

15th Jul 2024

Tailor suit jacket and trousers for 16-year old, for a an engagement party

I need a dress altered

£20

Brimsdown, Greater London

13th Jul 2024

Heavily beaded dresss needs slight taking in

Custom made prom dress

£300

Hockley, Essex

6th Jul 2024

custom made prom dress preferably red

Copy of a dress in a bigger size

£40

Westcliff On Sea, Essex

4th Jul 2024

I have a very old dress from Gap which is now around a size (maybe two!) too small for me and I can't find its equivalent anywhere. To my untrained eye it looks like a very simple design and I'd like to get a copy made with the same type of material in a size that fits me now.

Alter dress

£30

Snaresbrook, Greater London

2nd Jul 2024

Need buttons removed from front of dress and replaced by a zip please

Ball gown made

£1,800

Buckhurst Hill, Essex, IG9

23rd Jun 2024

Looking to have the attached dress copied/made. Look forward to hearing from you if this is something you are able to copy.. Kate

A prom dress to be taken up

£20

Chigwell Row, Essex

22nd Jun 2024

I have a prom dress which is too long in length (from the waist to the floor) and I would like a few inches off

Dress taken in

£50

Thundersley, Essex

20th Jun 2024

2 dresses that need taken in on the waist

Recent Jacket Alterations tasks in Essex

Zip replacement in jacket

£60

Maldon, Essex

12th Dec 2024

I need zip replacement for my winter jacket (instead of not working metal zip i want new plastic zip)

Fix a long coat zip

£20

Corringham, Essex

11th May 2024

I have two long coats that both zips ae broken

Alteration of jacket

£60

Chipping Hill, Essex

4th May 2024

I need the jacket alert to me

Taper my suit jacket

£50

Friday Hill, Greater London

29th Apr 2024

New suit jacket need tapering

Replacement zip in a motorcycle reinforced textile jacket pocket

£10

Frinton On Sea, Essex

11th Mar 2024

the pocket zip on a reinforced fabric motorcycle requires a new zip to be fitted

I need to refill a down jacket

£100

Eastwood, Essex

25th Dec 2023

I have a puffer jacket that I need to refill as it isn’t very puffy anymore - Due date: Flexible

Jacket alternations

£150

Woodford Green, Greater London, IG8

4th Sep 2023

Shorten and alter sleeves on one (1) jacket. Thank you. - Due date: Before Friday, 15 September 2023

A drape jacket

£100

Tilbury, Essex

31st May 2023

Edwardian style jacket with dark red trim - Due date: Flexible

Need 4 badges + plus tshirt print to be added to denim waistcoat.

£50

Purfleet, Essex

20th Jan 2023

All on denim waistcoat 4 badges to be sew on in certain places. Tshirt face picture cut out to fit rear panel in back of waistcoat and sew in. - Due date: Flexible

Coat Jacket zip replaced

£20

Hatfield Peverel, Essex

22nd Dec 2022

Babour ladies light weight puffer jacket, the zip wont do up anymore - Due date: Flexible

Jacket repair

£100

Brookstreet, Essex

1st Dec 2022

I have a black moncler jacket which has some little holes by the arms and the stitching has come off a bit at the front too. - Due date: Before Thursday, 15 December 2022

Fixed coat

£50

Chingford Hatch, Greater London, E4

8th Oct 2022

I have broken an old leather jacket and need to find someone who can stitch it up - Due date: Flexible

Zip replacement one pair shorts and one puffer style jacket

£30

Loughton, Essex, IG10

16th Sep 2022

Nothing special. Just cheap cotton shorts and a cheap manmade fabric jacket but I like them and would rather have them repaired than replace them - Due date: Flexible

Long white or grey zip replace in soft jacket

£25

Buckhurst Hill, Essex

21st Oct 2021

I have a Thomas Taylor white lawn bowls jacket. The zip will not work - stuck at the base. Can it be replaced. the present zip if white, but grey would also be ok. - Due date: Flexible

Recent Trouser Alterations tasks in Essex

Trouser shorten

£15

Snaresbrook, Greater London

16th Mar 2025

x2 trouser shortening on the legs

Trouser adjustment

£40

Wennington, Greater London

15th Jul 2024

Trousers need an adjustment to fit better, slightly smaller than anticipated, doesn’t have extra fabric

Fix trouser zip

£30

Crow Green, Essex

18th Jun 2024

A zip has just broken slightly on a pair of trousers I want to wear on Thurs this week so need a quick repair

Men’s trouser legs taken in

£20

Abridge, Essex

11th Jun 2024

Men’s suit trousers altered

Take trouser leg up 1 inch

£10

Fryerns, Essex

1st Jun 2024

Need an inch taken off suit trouser length

Alterations on my trousers

£15

Fryerns, Essex

17th May 2024

Just alteration for a smaller waist need to be done

Increase my skirt waist line,trouser crutch, my top back measurements

£25

Pig Street, Essex

23rd Apr 2024

Skirt waist is tight,trouser crutch is tight and waist.Top is tight as well

Trousers taken up

£40

Little Thurrock, Essex

6th Apr 2024

I have 3 pairs of trousers, size 42S that i need altering please

Trousers lengthen

£30

Blackmore, Essex

23rd Feb 2024

I have two pairs of trousers that I need lengthened by about an inch and a half

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

Waist bands let out on 4 pairs of suit trousers

£16

Prittlewell, Essex

3rd Feb 2024

Four & half inches let out of waistbands. - Due date: Flexible

4 pairs of Men’s suit trousers waist let out ?

£20

Eastwood, Essex

31st Jan 2024

Waist let out by 4 inches - Due date: Flexible

Repair a seam that has undone on trousers

£10

Woodford Green, Greater London, IG8

6th Aug 2023

Repair a seam n trousers that has come away - Due date: Before Thursday, 17 August 2023

Trousers shortened

£6

Waltham Abbey, Essex

1st Aug 2023

I have a number of jumpsuits I need shortened. Some needs quite a few inches taken off others just a couple of inches. - Due date: Flexible

To make a pair of white trousers

£100

Eastwood, Essex

18th Feb 2023

White trousers req’d for Green bowling. High / elastic waist to fit 54” +/-1” with belt loops ( a white belt would be req’d) Zip front with strong front waist fixing.! Inside leg 26”with slanted open side pocket each side & 1 x RHS back pocket - Due date: Before Saturday, 25 March 2023

Copy the trousers that I already own making a second pair

£350

Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23

23rd Jan 2023

I work at an airline, I have a suit provided from work, I would like the trousers to be made identical “in look” colour and pattern, but with a more quality fabric, and some alterations such as different measures, add buttons etc - Due date: Flexible

Shorten new suit trousers

£15

Great Baddow, Essex

5th Nov 2022

Two new suit trousers that need to be shorten - Due date: Flexible

My dads new trousers and shorts need shortening

£10

Katherines, Essex

18th Jun 2022

2 trousers to be shortened and 2 summer shirts to be shortened - Due date: Flexible

Linen trousers taken up

£35

Waltham Abbey, Essex

2nd Feb 2022

Designer trousers that are made of linen fabric. They are too long and need taken up. The stitching/hem at the bottom is very thin. - Due date: Before Saturday, 12th Mar 2022

Really pleased with the service from start to finish. Thank you and I will he back. 🙏🏽

Recent School Uniform Alterations tasks in Essex

Repair a school Bag

£10

Prittlewell, Essex

6th Nov 2023

I need someone to fix my kids school bags. - Due date: Flexible

Shorten the sleeves of a school blazer

£10

South Woodford, Greater London, E18

16th Sep 2023

Blazer for year 6 child has very long sleeves - I need someone please to take these up - Due date: Flexible

Recent Dress Alterations tasks in Essex

A prom dress

£350

Heybridge, Essex

25th Feb 2025

i would like a silk prom dress with a low cut and i am quite tall so long

Sew up a slit in an evening dress

£10

Hutton Mount, Essex

5th Feb 2025

I have an evening dress that has a very long front cut which is too opened so need it sewn up to above my knees

Wedding dress bust area taken in

£100

Purfleet, Essex

30th Jan 2025

Wedding dress resize on bust area as currently too big

Professional measurements to be taken for custom dress

£10

Steeple View, Essex

30th Dec 2024

I need measurements taken by a professional tailor/dress maker/seamstress.

Alteration on a dress

£50

Canvey Village, Essex

10th Sep 2024

Dress for wedding needs taking up Too long so needs alterations

Dress made

£100

Chelmsford, Essex

1st Aug 2024

My favourite dress officially died :( I want to get a replica made of it, don't need the colours to match, but I love the style and fit.

I need a dress altered

£20

Brimsdown, Greater London

13th Jul 2024

Heavily beaded dresss needs slight taking in

Custom made prom dress

£300

Hockley, Essex

6th Jul 2024

custom made prom dress preferably red

Copy of a dress in a bigger size

£40

Westcliff On Sea, Essex

4th Jul 2024

I have a very old dress from Gap which is now around a size (maybe two!) too small for me and I can't find its equivalent anywhere. To my untrained eye it looks like a very simple design and I'd like to get a copy made with the same type of material in a size that fits me now.

Alter dress

£30

Snaresbrook, Greater London

2nd Jul 2024

Need buttons removed from front of dress and replaced by a zip please

A prom dress to be taken up

£20

Chigwell Row, Essex

22nd Jun 2024

I have a prom dress which is too long in length (from the waist to the floor) and I would like a few inches off

Dress taken in

£50

Thundersley, Essex

20th Jun 2024

2 dresses that need taken in on the waist

Dress Altered

£70

Lee Chapel North, Essex

18th Jun 2024

I need the dress made bigger as it’s really tight on my back

Dress alteration at the bust and hem line taken up

£50

Fobbing, Essex

18th Jun 2024

The hemline need to be taken up and the bust needs to be taken in

Dress taken up

£15

Wennington, Greater London

9th Jun 2024

Handkerchief dress too long, only need the side hem to be machine fitted to the waist hem

Dress alterations

£60

Harold Hill, Greater London

9th Jun 2024

Bridesmaids dress is too tight! Wedding is on saturday, have extra material, need it let out by 1-2 inches

I need an alteration of my Nigerian traditional dress for my wedding

£40

Hainault, Greater London

8th Jun 2024

The dress is 5cm too short in hips, so it needs to be wider. They left some space inside the dress.

Dress copied

£40

Gilston, Hertfordshire

31st May 2024

I want to get a dress copied

Prom dress alteration

£100

Enfield Island Village, Greater London

30th May 2024

The dress needs taking up at the bottom about 3 inches. The dress has a train that will be included in the alterations.

Take my dress up

£20

Thorpe Bay, Essex

29th May 2024

I am 160cm and the dress is around 3-4 inches too long so needs taking up!

Recent Garment Shortening tasks in Essex

Trouser shorten

£15

Snaresbrook, Greater London

16th Mar 2025

x2 trouser shortening on the legs

Dress length shortened

£50

Woodford Green, Greater London, IG8

18th Apr 2024

Dress length shortened has chiffon overlay

Amazing service excellent alteration Dress now is perfect length

Shirt arms shortened

£10

Writtle, Essex

1st Mar 2024

Double cuff shirt arms need shortened

Seamstress to shorten a dress

£30

Hutton Mount, Essex

10th Nov 2023

Looking for a mobile seamstress to alter the length of a black dress please. - Due date: Before Saturday, 18 November 2023

Shorten the sleeves of a school blazer

£10

South Woodford, Greater London, E18

16th Sep 2023

Blazer for year 6 child has very long sleeves - I need someone please to take these up - Due date: Flexible

Trousers shortened

£6

Waltham Abbey, Essex

1st Aug 2023

I have a number of jumpsuits I need shortened. Some needs quite a few inches taken off others just a couple of inches. - Due date: Flexible

Shorten a dress

£15

Loughton, Essex, IG10

8th Jul 2023

To shorten the length of a dress. - Due date: Flexible

Shorten new suit trousers

£15

Great Baddow, Essex

5th Nov 2022

Two new suit trousers that need to be shorten - Due date: Flexible

Boohoo jeans shortened and tightened

£10

Newney Green, Essex

5th Aug 2022

Boohoo jeans to be tighter and shortened - Due date: Needs to be done on Friday, 5 August 2022

Shorten straps on prom dress

£60

East Hanningfield, Essex

25th Jun 2022

Prom dress straps need shortening - Due date: Before Thursday, 7 July 2022

My dads new trousers and shorts need shortening

£10

Katherines, Essex

18th Jun 2022

2 trousers to be shortened and 2 summer shirts to be shortened - Due date: Flexible

Dress shortened

£15

Loughton, Essex, IG10

12th Jun 2022

I need someone to shorten a dress tat has a curved edge - Due date: Before Tuesday, 28 June 2022

Shorten shoulder drop

£30

Moulsham, Essex

24th May 2022

White cotton wrap dress needs shortening from the shoulder to bust and button moved on the waist. - Due date: Needs to be done on Friday, 27 May 2022

Ready made curtains need shortening and hemming.

£50

Cann Hall, Greater London

21st Jul 2021

Hello, 4 curtains need shortening, hemming and ironing. The fabric is lightweight cotton and light grey in colour. I would prefer to drop the curtains off and pick them up so location is important. Best wishes.

great job. Very efficient.

Recent Jeans Alterations tasks in Essex

To fix a jeans zipper

£10

Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex

16th Jun 2024

The zips broke and I need it replaced

Take my jeans up

£9

Woodford Bridge, Greater London

27th Mar 2024

Make the 29" leg please?

Jeans waist in

£10

Steeple View, Essex

13th Jan 2024

i brought a pair of jeans and they fit me very well apart from the waist theres atleast a 2inch gap at the back of the jeans. - Due date: Flexible

Can anyone fix these ripped jeans?

£10

Cann Hall, Greater London

23rd Jun 2023

Hey, a sizable rip in a favourite pair of discontinued jeans. Looking for quotes to fix them, if possible. - Due date: Flexible

Need 4 badges + plus tshirt print to be added to denim waistcoat.

£50

Purfleet, Essex

20th Jan 2023

All on denim waistcoat 4 badges to be sew on in certain places. Tshirt face picture cut out to fit rear panel in back of waistcoat and sew in. - Due date: Flexible

Dress alteration and jeans zip replacement

£50

Snaresbrook, Greater London

28th Dec 2022

Zara dress bought in sale needs tightening as too baggy at present. Jeans need new zip put in. - Due date: Flexible

I need a hole repaired in my denim shorts urgently

£10

Debden Green, Essex

7th Dec 2022

I have a hole in denim shorts and I just need it to be fixed - Due date: Needs to be done on Thursday, 8 December 2022

Boohoo jeans shortened and tightened

£10

Newney Green, Essex

5th Aug 2022

Boohoo jeans to be tighter and shortened - Due date: Needs to be done on Friday, 5 August 2022

Recent Shirt Alterations tasks in Essex

Shirt arms shortened

£10

Writtle, Essex

1st Mar 2024

Double cuff shirt arms need shortened

Need 4 badges + plus tshirt print to be added to denim waistcoat.

£50

Purfleet, Essex

20th Jan 2023

All on denim waistcoat 4 badges to be sew on in certain places. Tshirt face picture cut out to fit rear panel in back of waistcoat and sew in. - Due date: Flexible

Seamstress need to sew in woven labels into T-shirts

£30

South Stifford, Essex

25th Jun 2022

Hi there, I'm interested in a seamstress who is able to sew in woven labels into the neck area of 33 T-shirts which I have. I've attached an example of how I'd like the label to be sewed in. Let me know if you are able to assist or if you have any questions. Thanks! - Due date: Before Thursday, 7 July 2022