Dress shortening

 Shortened 2 dresses. My client just told me how much she wanted taken off, dropped then off and voila!  No fitting needed.  Used my cover stitch machine to duplicate hem on originals. Saved the cut off hem to use so to tie order up.

backpack zipper fix

This was a tough one. My client was a merchant sailor who was only in town for few days. The zipper on his favorite backpack broke. There was not time to shop for a zipper so I used something I had on my stash. It was superhard getting the zipper positioned and sewn because the fabric was very heavy,

But I did it and he sailed off with it.

Silk shirt copy

 My client had a 20+ year old silk shirt she got at Frederick and Nelson. She had me copy it in new silk, 3X.  I made it to match exactly. It was a little tough because the new silk was a little stiffer than her 20 year old silk but they turned out beautifully.

Customized Snowboard Jacket

 My client wanted a version of this jacket but not the exact style. I made 3 versions, all a little different but specific to the style and function he wanted

Cummerbunds and bow ties

Making set of custom cummerbunds and bow ties for UW Navy ROTC.  Go Dawgs!  Using a flannel so it is a little challenging but anything for my Huskies.

 Here is a new project for a client. Custom cummerbunds and bow ties.  This is for an event where 

glove repair

 This was not as easy as it looked. These gloves had some family history for my client. The stitching came out and he wanted them fixed.  It was tough to find thread (on hand) that looked authentic and to get it through the leather and secure in the overnight turn around he wanted.  

Before

Before

After

After

Unique alteration

This was a first.  My client really like this brand of men's briefs but there is too much room in certain places (see photo of grey pair). He had me alter them so they fit better.  And they do!  This is not the kind of alteration you take to the cleaners.  Glad I could help him.