Isalia’s Alterations

awewsome work, fast turnaround, great business model.
for sure! yes, go.

Isalia is a no-​nonsense kind of lady who will give her honest opinion and get the work done at a very fair price. Highly recommended.

Isalia made some flags for me, at the last minute. She did a perfect job, was fast and very affordable. She was also very helpful and personable.

Isalia is awesome! After reading the reviews I took my big girl pants, gave her a call, and headed over. She hemmed 3 pants and took in one all for $ 26. She did a wonderful job. I will be going back when I need pants to be hemmed for sure!
Something I am surprised no one has mentioned was that the business is in a residential home. Bit of a shock when I first arrived. So call as someone else mentioned.

Sigh. I went here because of the great Unilocal reviews and I have to say that I was disappointed. I took my wedding dress here. I knew that it needed to be hemmed but I also thought the fit in the top was too tight– that maybe it needed to be let out a bit. Isalia was really nice. She agreed that the dress needed to be cut about 5 or 6 inches (i brought shoes like the ones i’d be wearing), but she didn’t think anything else needed to be done. I even re-​asked about whether the top needed to be taken in, but she didn’t think so, even though it felt a little ill fitting to me. I thought the price was a lot for 5 inches (It bothered me so much so that I asked around and even friends told me that her price was on the higher end for alterations on that kind of dress. and that felt crappy, to be honest, to not know if I’d just been scammed… But whatever, it was too late.) Within a few days, the dress was ready, which was really impressive in terms of the turn-​around. BUT it was still too long– she reassured me that it was fine, but it felt too long– it was still literally dragging behind me. I sent pictures to a friend who’s a costume designer/​seamstress and she said it looked too long… I considered going back to Isalia to have it fixed, but i decided that if she couldn’t see what needed to be done, there would no point in taking it to her. SO, i took it to another tailor who specializes in gowns and wedding dresses for a 2^nd opinion. and guess what: as soon as i put it on, the new tailor said that 1. «it doesn’t look good in the chest. it’s too tight» and 2. it’s too long– that the dress would rip if someone got too close to me becuase people would inevitably step on it and that the dress would be dirtier than sin by the end of the night because it would have been dragging on the floor. so yeah. i had to spend MORE MONEY (which, combined with isalia’s alteration, was almost the amount i’d spent on the actual dress) to get it done properly. the new tailor charged me the same amount as isalia ($ 75) to 1. undo the hem that isalia had put in (it was too short in the front so my toes were peeking out but dragging in the back) 2. put in a new hem ALL the way around the dress (not just in the front) 3. let out bodice and 4. she even give me a garment bag. the new tailor also noted that isalia’s hemming was too heavy for this type of dress and showed me a stitch that would be more appropriate. so yeah, i was really annoyed that i had paid isalia a LOT of money for nothing.
I think that isalia’s probably great for a quick job, like taking in pants or hemming a work skirt, but I would truly suggest going elsewhere for important jobs– jobs where precision, time, craftsmanship, and an expert eye on fit are needed.

Four and a half stars.
I’ve been seeing Isalia for years now, after someone recommended me to her. Since I don’t know how to sew, she’s been my go-​to person for almost any sewing/​alteration needs. She’s been helping me with alterations and minor sewing work on my clothes, and I’ve been pretty satisfied with her work. She works from home on her off days, so definitely give her a call first. Her prices are reasonable, quality of work is good, and finishes the job pretty quickly.
A half a star is taken off since there were communication issues in the past where she shortened my clothes too much, even after I was measured for them. She tried to salvage them afterward, but they just weren’t the same…
In my experience, overall, I’d recommend going to see her for your alterations.

I took my wedding dress to Isalia’s Alterations to be hemmed. Isalia did an excellent job, plus she was quick and charged me less then I was quoted elsewhere. Isalia works out of her home, so definitely call ahead and make an appointment.

On the basis of Unilocal reviews, I took to her three plastic disks (6 inches in diameter and 3 inches thick) to be covered with a medium weight fabric (which I also brought along). About two years ago, my previous seamstress, who was terrific, made more that a dozen such covers. So I had a sample to show Isalia.
She invited me into the house, and directed me to put my items on the dining room table, Two of the items needed only a single 5-​inch piece of fabric sewn on a strap. The third item was more complicated for which I had the sample. Her English is fairly good; my Spanish is useless. After about 10 minutes, she shook her head, and said that she couldn’t do these.
Inasmuch as these had been done before, I know that I was not asking for the impossible. At any rate, I then took them to Wendy Lo who also has good reviews on Unilocal.In contrast to Asalia, Wendy listened carefully, was enthusiastic, and asked essential questions needed to get the job done.

Pro tip: Call ahead for an appointment. This isn’t a walk-​in sort of business.
Isalia is awesome. $ 20 to hem 2 pairs of pants (and really, «hem» is not the word. I bought capri pants for a person-​of-​normal-​height. Isalia made them so they’re actually capri pants on me now) and take in a dress. She expected to need a week and was done with my clothes in 4 days. She’s really lovely and her workmanship is top notch. A total find!

Isalia is wonderful. She hemmed my pants for $ 6 did a excellent job. A quick turn around too. I was so impressed I brought another pair of pant to be taken in. Once again she charged an amazing low $ 6. I also had her repair a rip in a nice shirt — she charged $ 3. I have told all my friends about her great service.

Great service and very nice!
I had waited until the last minute to have my trousers widened, but Isalia was ready and more than capable of doing the alteration.
She is affordable AND adorable :-)
Very happy with Isalia’s services!

After ordering my wedding dress from a well-​established shop that I feel let me down significantly, dealing with Isalia was a welcome change of pace. After ordering my wedding dress, the shop reps told me they required a month to do any alterations on it, which mostly amounted to hemming it and taking it in (don’t ask me why they wanted to order my dress too large, I was too trusting!). This would have cost me over $ 200 at that store, and I felt like I could definitely get a better price elsewhere while being treated better.
I was right! My fiancée found Isalia on Unilocal,and we decided to take a chance on her. I couldn’t be happier! She finished all alterations on my dress in a week, and told me I don’t NEED to have it taken in. Instead, she added a little hook in the back that holds the dress tight against my chest to achieve the same effect. She also did little things here and there to make it all perfect. She did everything I asked her to and more, and all this to the tune of $ 55! Amazing!
I will certainly be returning to her with my alterations.

I found Isalia on Unilocal,and she had the best price of the 5 places I called to shorten my jacket sleeves. I needed it for an interview, in a hurry, and she did a fine job with a 2 day turn around. I would highly recommend her and will definitely go back to her.

I’m getting married Saturday. Today is Thursday. Procrastination is my middle name. While on a short Oregon vacation with my dear fiancé a month ago, I found a gorgeous dress at Romantique in Bend (yummy shop) but it had a little asymmetrical flouncey thing going up one shoulder which made him uncomfortable. So I didn’t get it. I did get another dress from Nordstrom and then realized no, I really wanted the first one. It just arrived from Bend last week. In addition to needing the top altered, I wanted to get the flouncey thing taken off for my sweetie. Isalia to the rescue! I showed up on her doorstep on Tuesday (appointments are preferred) and by Wednesday afternoon, I had my dress back, perfect in every way. The alterations involved opening up seams to take in the sides of the bodice cups which required repositioning the boning, as well as opening up a top seam to extricate the flouncey thing. Really, you would never even suspect that there had been any changes at all. Flawless work for a mere $ 30. On top of doing beautiful work, she’s a pleasure to deal with – warm and friendly with a very good eye. Once my budget recovers from the wedding and I can buy clothes again, I will never feel frustrated if something doesn’t fit properly. I’ll just take it to Isalia!