Clothing Alterations
SewNso take care of clothing alterations and repairs at our workshop in Attleborough, Norfolk.
Here at SewNso we’ll take care of all your clothing alterations needs. We can repair almost any rips, tears and snags. No job is too big or small, whether it’s tailoring a 3-piece suit or sewing on a new button.
Trouser alterations
If the trousers you’ve bought need letting out, if they are too big round the waist and they need taking in, or even if they are too long in the leg and need taking up, we can help.
Dress alterations
If the dress you’ve bought is not quite the right size and needs letting out or taking in, or if your dress is too long and needs taking up, we can make it fit like a dream.
Broken zips
Has the zip on your favourite jacket or the zip on your trousers broken? Don’t worry, we can replace it for you. We have over 30 years dressmaking experience, so we can handle just about any alteration task you may have.
Torn Pockets
Have the pocket on your jeans just ripped? Or is your best going out jacket in need of attention? SewNso can easily fix it for you.
Sleeves and hems
Shirt or jacket sleeve shortening, hemline adjustments and more.
Buttons, rips and snags
We’ll replace lost buttons and repair almost any rips, tears and snags.
We offer a pick up and delivery service to customers local to us in the Attleborough, Norfolk area. Don’t worry if you’re further afield, we offer a postal service so you can have your clothing delivered and returned safely and efficiently.
Our measurement and fitting service is also available to anyone within a 30 mile radius of our Attleborough office.
What to plan before an alteration
Try it on with the right shoes
The right length for trousers and dresses depends on the shoes you’ll wear with them. Wear or bring those shoes when you’re measured or fitted, and the underwear you’ll wear with a formal dress.
Bring the garment clean
Wash or dry clean clothes before they’re altered, so the fit is taken on the garment as it will be worn and any shrinkage has already happened.
Leave time before an event
For a wedding, a prom or an interview, leave time for a fitting and a second try-on before the day. A formal dress can need more than one fitting.
Check what can be let out
Taking in is almost always possible. Letting out depends on how much spare fabric is in the seams, so look inside the garment, or ask, before you count on going up a size.
Good to know
Alter or replace?
A good alteration can save you the cost of a new suit, dress or trousers, and is usually worth it for well-made or favourite clothes. Very worn fabric may not hold a new seam, though.
Zips come in different kinds
A broken zip is usually replaced rather than mended, with a new zip of the same length and type. Metal jeans zips, invisible dress zips and open-ended jacket zips are all different, so the right one has to be matched.
Sending clothes by post
Pack them in a sturdy bag or box, put in a note with your name, your phone number and what you’d like done, and use a tracked service.
Delicate fabrics
Silk, chiffon, sequins and lace take more care to alter, and some changes show more on them than on cotton or wool. Ask what’s possible before you plan the change.
How it works
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Get in touch
Call or send an enquiry and tell us what needs altering or repairing.
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Get your clothing to us
Local to Attleborough? Use our pick up and delivery service. Further afield, send it to us by post.
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Measurement and fitting
Within a 30 mile radius of our Attleborough office, our measurement and fitting service is available.
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Altered and returned
We make the alteration and your clothing is delivered or returned to you.
Alteration questions
What alterations can you do?
All clothing alterations, including trouser leg shortening, shirt or jacket sleeve shortening, hemline adjustments, taking in and letting out. We can repair almost any rips, tears and snags, broken zips and torn pockets.
Can you replace a broken zip?
Yes. Has the zip on your favourite jacket or on your trousers broken? Don’t worry, we can replace it for you.
Is any job too small?
No job is too big or small, whether it’s tailoring a 3-piece suit or sewing on a new button.
Do you collect and deliver?
We offer a pick up and delivery service to customers local to us in the Attleborough, Norfolk area.
I’m not near Attleborough. Can I still use you?
Yes. We offer a postal service so you can have your clothing delivered and returned safely and efficiently.
Do you offer fittings?
Our measurement and fitting service is available to anyone within a 30 mile radius of our Attleborough office.