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Nähwerk AlterEdinburgh

Services

Straightforward alterations for clothes you already love. Turnaround depends on the queue; we confirm timing when you drop garments off.

Hems & lengths

Trousers, jeans, skirts, and dresses shortened or lengthened where fabric allows. We match original finishes — blind hems, original stitch character, or a clean machine edge — and keep cuff or kick details intact when possible.

Jackets & suits

Sleeve shortening with or without functioning cuffs, side and centre-back adjustments, vent repairs, and lining work. Structure stays respected; we do not “force” a silhouette that fights the original cut.

Repairs & zips

Zip replacements (including invisible and metal types), split seams, pocket bags, buttons and buttonholes, and small tear reinforcements. Matching thread and discreet patching when fabric stock allows.

Occasion & bridal

By appointment for formal dresses and bridal gowns: hems with trains or bustles, strap and bodice tweaks, and last fittings before the day. Please bring shoes you will wear.

Home textiles

Curtain and roman-blind shortening, simple re-lining, and cushion zip work by arrangement. Measure twice at home, or bring the piece for a studio check.

Express slots

Limited same-week or next-day capacity for small jobs (single hems, button swaps, simple zip changes). Ask when you arrive — we never rush structural work.

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