Three kinds of work
All pricing below is indicative. Every garment is quoted at consultation; as work varies depending on construction, fabric and finishing.
Bridal and evening
- Hemming: layered and structured skirts
- from £120
- Bustling: fastening the train up for the reception
- from £35 per fastening point
- Bodice resizing and corset restructuring
- from £80
- Beading and lace appliqué repair
- from £80
- Silk, velvet and bias-cut (cut on the diagonal)
- by consultation
If it is for an occasion, it belongs here: wedding dresses, bridesmaids, mother of the bride, evening and black tie. Bodices, corsets, layered skirts and tailoring alterations are where years of costume work show. Book early: three months at the very least for bridal, and longer through the summer.
Everyday
- Hems: trousers, skirts and dresses
- from £25
- Taking in and letting out: side seams
- from £35
- Jeans shortened, keeping the original stitched edge
- from £30
- Zips replaced and waistbands adjusted
- from £30
- Reshaping a jacket, trousers or a skirt
- from £85
- Relining a coat or jacket; leather and suede
- from £120
The clothes you wear the rest of the time. A hem taken up by hand where the fabric asks for it, a jacket reshaped, jean alterations in matching thread shades for the most sympathetic look. A everyday garment gets the same care as occasion wear.
Historical & textile restoration
- Invisible repair and patching
- from £60
- Period zips, hooks and fastenings
- from £45
- Heirloom item conservation
- from £60
- Historical commissions and garment remodelling
- by consultation
A textile item with a special story or history to it that needs restoration, conserving or even reimagining into something different that gives it a new lease of life.
Pricing notes
A consultation fee secures your fitting and is deducted in full from your final bill: £10 for everyday alterations, £20 for textile restoration and historical work, and £30 for bridal and evening work. Rush work is sometimes possible for a surcharge, if the diary allows: inside three months for bridal, inside a week for everything else. Ask when you book.