Tina’s Workshop & Alterations

The work that Ms. Tina does is great. She was able to work with me when I brought in a dress that was made oddly by the manufacturer and that had to be reworked to fit me properly. She did this in 12 days. It looks great and can’t wait to wear it to my event. I will be using her again.

First of all, Tina is one of the friendliest people I have ever met. She’s always telling stories, cracking jokes, smiling, and asking all about how you’re doing. I love that in customer service!
I brought in three pairs of pants for hemming and one for a zipper replacement. She had me try them on, pinned them to length, and made extra sure I was happy with where she pinned them. She did all the work in a week, and it only cost $ 35. Not only is that a good price, her work is high quality and flawless! She put an industrial strength zipper on the jeans, so it’ll likely never break again. Also, the hem work is impeccable. I’m 5’3″ with a big booty, so finding pants is usually difficult. I buy them for fit and then usually have them hemmed. All the pants I brought to Tina now fit like a glove. Gotta love it!

I took a ball gown in for altering a week before the ball. Tina’s had it done and ready within that time frame. She was also very friendly and helpful. The work was excellent (couldn’t tell there had been any). Price was good too. $ 75 to pretty much bring the dress down a size and adjust the straps. She really made it compliment my body (and work with my curves).

I’ve brought several expensive garments to Tina and she does an amazing job every time. She hems pants using the original stitching (like on True Religion pants). Not super fast or cheap but that is usually the case with quality work.

This is dedicated to Melissa P, who got the FTR before me.
I bought slacks for $ 30 for work (woo). It is a practical, all weather khaki without pleats. The inseam was a bit lengthy and needed to be taken in for a proper fit.
I took the pants to Tina and she was very nice and friendly as she emerged from her workshop behind the busy counter. All I needed was a basic hem with a full break and no cuff so that the pant legs weren’t dragging into my heels. I was truly comfortable with leaving my slacks there and thought in the end it would be fine because I would look less like an unprofessional buffoon wearing ill-​fitting pants.
When I got the garment back I couldn’t even tell if any work had been done, because the work was flawless. It’s as if she went back to the pants store and found the perfect pants in my exact measurements, or better yet, she went to the factory and hand-​crafted these pants just for me.
The best part was that she charged a fair amount! YIKES! Extremely reasonable, especially for the services requested and prompt turnaround time as promised.
I have had MANY pants altered at various locations and have only once been charged a rush fee (because it was a rush order) — I would go back to this store.

I bought a dress for $ 30 for a friends wedding (woo). It is a cute summer dress with open lace back. The lace in the back gaped and because of the open back I couldn’t wear a bra.
I took the dress to Tina and at first she was trying to talk me out of even altering the dress. All I wanted was for the button to be moved in slightly so that it wouldn’t gape and for a bra to be sewn in.
I was truly uncomfortable with leaving my dress there– but thought in the end it would be fine.
When I got the dress back I couldn’t even tell if any work had been done, other than the bra (which was a size too big) being sewn in.
The worst part was that she charged $ 85! YIKES! Extremely over priced especially for the MINIMAL/​IF ANY work that was done to it.
I have had MANY dresses altered at various locations and have only once been charged $ 80 (because it was a rush order and it the whole dress had to be reconstructed) — I would not go back to this store.