The Sewing Shop
#93 in USA
#22 in Portland
Bridal Wear Alterations
- 461 Stevens Avenue, Portland, Maine 04103 USA
Company Description
I began tailoring in South, Korea in 1968. At the time, there was a large demand for custom-made suits and dresses among the Korean upper class. I left the countryside at the age of 14 and moved to Seoul, Korea to become an apprentice tailor. After years of hard work and study, I had gained enough skill to be known in Korea as a Master Tailor. I could create suits and garments for clients of any body shape from scratch.
Review & Rating
They do good work but make the prices up as they go ! I brought in a suit jacket to have altered A few months ago I thought the price was kind of high for what I needed done I brought another jacket in weeks later and the price doubled for the same alterations....
would never go back there. needed a new waist band put on skirt along with new zipper and he said it would be over $100!?!?! I'm sorry, I used to sew and I know it's not that hard of a job...
I have been going to the Sewing Shop for many years for alterations and repairs such as zippers ect... Mr. and Mrs. Yi are AMAZING!!! He put a new zipper in my favorite winter coat and it actually looked BETTER than the factory one! He has hemmed all my daughters jeans and they look like they are off the store shelf! Mr Yi is very particular in his work. It is nothing short of perfection every time. I would recommend them to anyone who wants an excellent tailor!!
I have taken various items of clothing to be altered and also too numerous to remember, pants to be shortened. The work here is excellent. My jeans don't look as if they have been shortened but have some right "off the rack." My favorite spring/summer/fall skirt was too big around the waist after I lost some weight, and they came up with a way of bringing the waist in without having to take the garment apart and which was much, much less expensive! I have 5 pair of winter pants that need to be shortened and will take them nowhere but the Sewing Shop on Stevens Avenue!!
Absolutely fantastic work! I highly recommend the Sewing Shop. My husband tore the sleeve on a favorite houndstooth sport coat and I brought it in to see if it could be repaired. The owner did a beautiful job sewing it by hand, the pattern lines were matched precisely, and unless you knew the location of the original tear it's not detectable. Amazing craftsmanship!
Alteration work here is worth every penny. They do amazing work. I've come in several times with dresses and skirts (including a couple of bridesmaid dresses that were way too big) that needed to be altered. They basically remade the dresses, and they fit like glove. It's important to provide adequate lead time because, depending on the work, it may take a few weeks.
I had to have a bridesmaid dress rush altered and they were absolutely amazing. I brought the dress in last Monday afternoon and the dress was ready for me today, nine days later! The absolute best service I have ever had at any business. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
I’ve had multiple items altered by this shop and each time it fits like a glove. Pricey but worth it.
Thank you so much for altering the costume for my performance in Bath. It was awesome! I ordered my dancing costume online. It was too small so I had to return it and order 1 size bigger. It came so big that all three parts had to be altered: the skirt, the belt, and the bra. I know that it was not easy, because of so many beads in it. You did a great job! Thanks a lot!
his prices are up there, but man he takes pride in his work and does a good job.
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