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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 London Southwark

Dress Alteration

£20

Bankside, Greater London

17th Oct 2024

It’s a green sequin strapless dress, I need it to be altered to fit me tighter all over. Has a zip at the back.

Alter a dress

£50

North Southwark, Greater London

25th Sep 2024

Shorten a dress. Satin dress

Friendly and efficient service. Thank you so much. 💓

Zip repair

£20

The Borough, Greater London

23rd Sep 2024

repair a zip on a dress that rolls down. whole zip replacement

Alter my trousers (shorten the length)

£15

North Southwark, Greater London

17th Jul 2024

I have 5 trousers (2 jeans) - they are all long for me as I’m quite short and want the length to be shortened.

Trousers alteration

£10

Bankside, Greater London

21st Jun 2024

Hello, (I personally don’t know how much tailoring would cost, so ignore my budget and please quote me whatever price that is fair) I need help in tailoring a pair of trousers. I have attempted to shorten them using hemming tape, which has helped me determine the desired length, but the finish is not as polished as I’d like. Ideally, I would like to receive the altered trousers by July 1st. However, I am somewhat flexible with this date. I am willing to post the trousers to your location. Please include return postage in your quote. Thank you!

Dress alteration

£40

The Borough, Greater London

2nd Jun 2024

alter dress sleeves as fall off shoulders and make top part of dress smaller

Unstitching of dress

£30

The Borough, Greater London

30th May 2024

Unstitching of top part of dress to make it a bandeau dress

Jacket hem

£30

Wapping, Greater London, E1W

29th May 2024

Jacket sleeve hem adjusting by 1.5inch (below the buttons)

Dress alteration

£20

The Borough, Greater London

3rd May 2024

Need the waist taken in at least 1-2 sizes

Alter trousers

£10

The Borough, Greater London

1st Apr 2024

How much does it cost to shorten a pair of trousers?

Clothing alterations

£35

North Southwark, Greater London

17th Mar 2024

I need the legs of a jumpsuit shortening by 6pm this evening

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Replace zipper on pants

£5

Wapping, Greater London, E1W

26th Feb 2024

Replace zipper on black pants

Dressmaker to make a few copies of a favourite basic dress.

£10

Wapping, Greater London, E1W

3rd Feb 2024

I have a favourite black dress that I wear which is getting worn but fits me so well. I cannot find it in the shops again. I am looking for a dressmaker who can hopefully make a copy or similar as is a perfect dress for me. I don’t have any idea on cost for this kind of work, so in the ‘offer’ bit on here which I cannot proceed without putting an amount in, I will just put in ‘£10’ anyway, to allow me to move on, but know it is indeed negotiable upon discussion. - Due date: Flexible

The zip on my weekend away bag is broken

£30

The Borough, Greater London

28th Jan 2024

The zip on a weekend away bag has broken, I need it fixed - Due date: Flexible

Fix a zipper

£25

Southwark, Greater London

15th Jan 2024

The zipper broke on my jacket - Due date: Flexible

Repair a tear in my coat

£20

Bankside, Greater London

14th Nov 2023

My coat has a tear in it and I want to get it sewn up. - Due date: Flexible

Tighten jacket

£50

The Borough, Greater London

31st Aug 2023

Lost weight need a jacket taken in and sleeves shortened - Due date: Flexible

Lengthen linen trousers

£15

Wapping, Greater London, E1W

25th Jul 2023

Slightly lengthen linen trousers. I need the hem at the bottom taken out and re-sewn so they get longer by a couple centimeters - Due date: Before Wednesday, 2 August 2023

Enlarge my wedding dress

£150

Southwark, Greater London

4th Apr 2023

I have a size 12 wedding dress but it is small and can not be done up - Due date: Flexible