Sewing
Your favourite jeans don’t fit properly anymore? Your skirt’s hem has torn? Your child has lost their favourite stuffed toy and now you’re in urgent need of a new one? No worries! Our sewers will take on your problem, repair your favourite items or make you a new one on the spot!
Frequently asked questions
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How much will it cost me approximately?
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For sewing and tailoring, we can only offer a precise cost estimate after reviewing the order. Taking in/taking out/mending: trousers, trouser legs, adjusting trouser depth, adjusting suits (sleeves, waistbands, shoulders), skirts, women’s dresses, wedding dresses, women’s suits, blazers, t-shirts, shirts, replacing linings, etc. Here are a few rough cost estimates:
- Adjusting waistbands — from CHF 35
- Tightening jackets — from CHF 49
- Shortening jeans with original hem — from CHF 25
- Shortening jeans without original hem — from CHF 21
- Shortening skirts — from CHF 21
- Shortening sleeves (jacket) — from CHF 49
- Shortening sleeves (shirts) — from CHF 21
- Shortening sleeves (jackets, skiing jackets, sports jackets, rain jackets, down jackets, etc.) — from CHF 35
- Patching of all kinds (holes, tears, all garments and materials) — from CHF 17.50
- Ladies’ dress alterations — from CHF 42
- Curtains (shortening & lengthening) per metre — CHF 17.50
- Curtains (new) per metre — CHF 17.50 (excluding materials)
- Replacing zippers (trousers, skirt, jeans, shorts / excluding materials) — CHF 35
- Replacing jacket zippers — from CHF 42 (excluding materials)
- Replacing or renewing linings (jackets, coats, jackets of all kinds, waistcoats, skirts, women’s blazers, excluding materials) — from CHF 84
New offers: Custom prices based on effort and scope — sewing to measure — ladies and men’s clothing — children’s clothing — curtains, blankets, tablecloths, decorations — meditation pillows — yoga blocks — bed linen — cloth nappies — stuffed animals
To ensure that the clothes fit right, we can also take measurements at your home. We charge CHF 15 for this service.
For the first visit (to take measurements, discuss details, etc.) we charge an additional CHF 15. However, you can also send your items directly to our seamstress or drop them off at our office in Zurich, Wipkingen.