Arachne’s Thimble

I have always had great service here. I have had several dresses, shirts, and also Indian outfits altered here, and all turned out great. Prices seem reasonable for the quality of work. I don’t agree with the one star review complaining about the wedding dress — so what, they don’t alter wedding dresses, and the owner advised you to go elsewhere — makes sense to me. Even though I moved away from Walnut Creek, I still drive the extra distance to take my clothes here.

To say I was disappointed is an understatement. Based on positive reviews, I took a newly purchased evening gown to be hemmed. The owner was pleasant and I anticipated no problem. When I returned to pick up the dress, I was surprised she did not have me try it on to make sure it was right, but assumed that she was confident because she had few complaints. But when I got home and tried it on, to my horror I saw that the bottom two inches of the slinky metallic platinum-​colored column dress was puckered and distorted, making it look almost, as my friend said, as if there was a ruffle there. She turned up much too wide a hem for such delicate, stretchy material. I have to perform in a dance production with others wearing the same dress, and mine will stand out as looking messy and wrinkled. It will be an embarrassment to wear, and my hopes of using it at social functions are dashed. It is such a pity, as I liked dealing with her otherwise. Perhaps she delegated the job to a new employee and failed to inspect it? I just can’t understand how she could send me home with my beautiful dress’s drape completely spoiled. By the way, I also had to ask for a receipt after having to pay cash because her credit card machine and computer were not working due to a brief electrical outage earlier in the morning.

Dana is excellent in her service to detail and alterations are done on a timely basis. She is very professional in her manner and I wouldn’t think of taking any of my alterations anywhere else to be done. If you want the best here it is!

I have had nothing but great luck from Dana. My son has a letter jacket with frequent patches and awards to add. She does a perfect job every time in a timely manner. Awhile back a reviewer named Lindsay B wanted to have her do wedding dress alterations and Dana said she didn’t do wedding dresses. You have to respect her honesty. Big dresses are another entity in of themselves and if she didn’t feel like she had the time or even the equipment to do something like that, one should respect her decision to have the customer find an expert in that category. the customer gave her one star for in my opinion was giving her good advice.

I’ve been customer for a number of years, and found the work to be consistent and excellent. Tailoring clothes to fit is a priority for me. Dana’s a trusted advisor and I ask for and trust her opinions. I just brought in a beautiful Natori bathroom that had its belt go missing. Rather than cut into the length of the robe to make a new belt, she suggested adding a ribbon tie instead. Beautiful and genius. Whether you are altering suits, shirts, pants, shirts or tops, I recommend Arachne’s Thimble!

Amazing work and quick! So nice and fast to measure and pin me, then I needed a hi-​low hem and she just used her creative ability and my dress is amazing and fits perfectly!

I recently had quite a few alterations done by Dana and she did a fantastic job. She was very helpful in getting me to understand what could and could not reasonably be done. Her skill set clearly goes above and beyond the basic alterations that one might need (she’s fixed ripped threads and fabric, removed pockets and other, more difficult, parts of clothing that were extraneous that I didn’t like in addition to the basic alterations).
After talking with her a bit, I learned she went to FIT in NY and has a ton of experience in her area and it shows in the quality of work that she has done for me. I’m glad I found a «go-​to» place for all my alteration needs. Thanks Dana!

I’m only giving this place 1 star for the awful service I was given. As a customer I have never been treated in such a despicable manner. I needed have some
last minute alterations done on my wedding dress and thought this place may be the best choice after reading all the kind reviews here on Unilocal and also its close it is to my work. The minute I walked in there the lady didn’t even say hi how are you? She just simply said can I help you? As I told her what I needed to be done and that my wedding was coming up in a few weeks she said we don’t do wedding gowns. If is big and proufy I don’t bother with it. She then proceeded to tell me I suggest you find someone immediately since my wedding is in two and a half weeks. Well you know what I will never step foot in that place again and in fact I did find a place in San Ramon that was willing to go the extra mile and help me out. In this economy she shouldn’t be turning away business because I will spread the word to everyone I know don’t ever go there and make darn sure she hadn’t turned me away.

I needed a very nice suit altered in a short period of time and Archne came through with flying colors. The alterations came out perfect and I could not be happier. I highly recommend Arachne’s Thimble.

Went on bother-in-law’s recommendation. They were able to quickly alter a vest for an upcoming wedding (took about two days). When I was picking up I brought in a shirt I’d given up on and they were able to fix that as well. Great service overall and I will be back next time!

I went to Arachne’s Thimble because of the good reviews on Unilocal.I took two pairs of dress pants in to be hemmed. When I got them back, one pair had hems that were completely uneven. The seamstress was quick to correct the poor work when I requested it.

Dana did a fabulous job of tailoring two jackets for me to fit ME. I am very pleased. Thanks, Dana!

I have been to Arachne’s Thimble a couple of times in the past year, mainly to have the sleeves of several jackets shortened. I typically alter my own clothing, but coats can be a lot trickier depending on how the sleeves are finished and sometimes I don’t have to time or patience to do it myself.
You can usually walk in and it’s usually been Dana who is there to help me fit on he clothing and find the right length. Her typical turnaround time is 1 week. She is very direct and efficient. The cost has ranged anywhere between $ 20-​$ 40, depending on the difficulty on my jackets, which I think is mostly reasonable. I’m not going to be too picky about the price because she does a good job and I trust her to alter my clothes. I will return for any future alterations.

$ 18 – 23 to hem a pair of pants. One of the most expensive places in Concord. Eek! Methinks not! I’ll hand-​hem my own damn pants if I have to!

I brought a dress here on short notice that needed to be taken in. They did a great job and were reasonably priced for the short turn around.

I expected a much more involved process to get my suit tailored.
At Arachne’s I found quick to the point service when I dropped the suit off and was in and out in about 10 minutes, with a quote that was cheaper than I had expected!
The job was done in a week and was precisely what I asked for.

Highly professional quality work with courteous service and always on time for a very reasonable price.

Arachne’s Thimble has saved me at least $ 1000 in suits; bringing an old ill fitting suit here is basically the same as getting a new one! The owner, Dana, is marvelous, and very pleasantly void pretense and fluff. She does exactly what she says she will do, exactly when she says she will do it.
I now take all manner of things for alteration, adjustment, or flat out repair, and everything always comes out great. I’m slightly worried I might be developing a habit…

Arachne’s Thimble is the best. They are prompt, accurate and really listen to what you want. I love going to a place you can trust is going to get it right every time.
I’ve taken in so many things including jeans, suits, tears in clothing (you name it)… all done seamlessly (pun intended) and perfect. I’ll definitely be back.

Excellent. This is an professional place with reasonable prices. It was recommended to me when I purchased Eileen Fisher garments that needed shortening. The proprietor is very nice and
will discuss with you what you need done.
She also has the right machines to do hems properly. I needed the items quickly for a trip (of course, when else does one buy new clothes?) She «rushed» them for me. It is really hard to find a good tailor or seamstress that you can communicate with and who knows how to measure properly.
(I know because I have tried before after moving here from SF.) There is parking also.