A sincere thank you to Erana in Portsmouth…read more I needed a suit ready on very short notice and she came through for me. What started as a pressing job turned into much more, as she took the time to make additional improvements and ensure everything looked its best. Her attention to detail, craftsmanship, and willingness to help are exactly why local businesses like hers deserve to be recognized and supported. If you're looking for alterations, tailoring, or someone who genuinely takes pride in her work, I highly recommend Erana. Ps - She happened to be closed when I called her, yet she invited me to come in anyway! Thank you, again, Erana!|

She was brusque and acted like she was doing me a favor for a very expensive small job. Go…read moreelsewhere.

Nenita is so nice, accommodating and did a great job hemming my pants in a few days earlier than…read morethe scheduled completion date. I bring all of my hemming needs to her and now my wife is goin to her as well. Keep up the great work Nenita. A very satisfied customer. Chuck D.

I couldn't find anyone to answer my inquiries or turnaround my alteration needs until I went on FB…read moreto ask a Mom's group. They directed me to Nenita. She is an amazing sweet woman that answered my request promptly and is able to complete my hemming needs in the fast turnaround that I requested. Highly recommend her! Say hello to her parrot while you're there. He will wave back at you!

Highly recommend! I had an 80s Prom event in May 2024, and I found a dress at Savers, but it was…read moretoo small. Due to the fabric it was made of it was challenging to take out, but she got creative and did it! I looked awesome!! The dress she worked on is the Turquoise one!

Kris Taylor is an excellent full service upholster and a wonderful value. She went the extra mile…read moredoing cushions for our window seats and even included matching pillows.

We dropped some clothes off for altercation last month and now cannot get in touch with Terri. Very…read moredisappointed.

Terri is awesome! I've had multiple pieces of clothing tailored there and they've all turned out…read moregreat. prices are decent and done in timely manner. my first pick over any one else in portsmouth/newington area is terri

I needed three Air Force uniforms altered to have my name tapes stitched on versus Velcro. At first…read moreCleary cleaners estimated over a week turnaround. I brought my uniforms to John and told him my situation and how I need them within a few days can you at least get one uniform done... He ended up completing all three of my uniforms in two days precisely and very reasonable pricing.

I have had a couple of pairs of pants shortened, which they did well, so I brought them my favorite…read morejeans that had a broken zipper. Now they are as good as new. They do excellent work for very reasonable prices. The only reason I can't give them 5 stars is that they smoke in the shop. A lot. So you have to wash your clothes after you pick them up. But the work is so good, it's worth it. **UPDATE** I think he may have given up smoking because the last time was there, there wasn't any smoke odor. Yay! Upgraded to 5 stars. :)

Brenda is the best seamstress I have ever been to! She is so so affordable and has saved many items…read morethat I thought were going to have to be discarded! I have been to seamstresses in Boston who not only werent up to par with Brenda but also charged me A LOT more money than Brenda. I really truly couldn't recommend this shop more. She is friendly, knowledgeable and so sweet. I will drive the 45 minutes to her shop forever. Now if only I could stop snagging my clothes on stuff!

Sadly, this lady is nice, but our experience is truly awful and there is simply no excuse for it. I…read morebrought fabric to her AFTER speaking with her at length, asking if she could make me a reproduction 18thc. ladies jacket. She was a bit prickly and indignant, saying she has done all manner of complicated sewing on bridal gowns for over 30 years, and "OF COURSE" she could do this! After she had had my fabric, etc. for OVER 6 MONTHS, and I had not heard from her, we called her. She only then said to come in for a fitting of a muslin 'mock up', setting the appointment for a week or two later. She did some pinning to the mock up at that time, complaining a bit about the complexity of the pattern directions. I again asked her if she could do this or not, and she INSISTED she could. Again, we never heard from her, and again we called after close to a YEAR went by! She had us come in again, and this time my husband went too. The muslin pattern she had made had not been touched, and she had not even started to make the actual jacket! IT WAS NOW A YEAR AND A HALF SINCE WE HAD GIVEN HER A DEPOSIT, AND THE FABRIC, THREAD, PATTERN, ETC.! In this time she of course worked for many other customers who came to her long after I did! Now, it is July of 2012. Brenda has had my fabric etc. FOR TWO YEARS! We have NEVER heard from her since we were there at our initiation about 6 months ago! I need my outfit. Enough is enough. I have a small business as well, and I have NEVER treated customers this way! In the two years this lady has had our fabric, and agreed to make the jacket, SHE HAS NEVER ONCE CALLED US; WE HAVE HAD TO CONTACT HER! Today, July 24, my husband went to her shop to pick up my pattern and fabric, telling her she could just keep the deposit. Now, we are back to square one, and must find someone else to make the jacket we thought we would have two years ago! We feel that all of this was just so unnecessary, and could and should have never happened. We are very disappointed in this woman's unprofessional and uncaring attitude, and we regretfully cannot recommend her to ANYONE. Save yourself a lot of grief and stress and go elsewhere.

We loved our experience at Mr. Carl's! My fiancé's wedding suit came out just as we imagined!…read morePersonally I felt the pricing was fair for a 3-piece suit alteration. Thanks so much for doing beautiful work!

Always piles of clothes to repair, but still they figure out a way of fitting in your repairs…read more Second generation tailor started on Vaughn Street (maybe somewhere else before that), then moved to the west end.

Tricia does great work and is very friendly, funny too!…read more I reached out to her last minute and she did the job, a great one at that! The shop is easy to get to, convenient location in Biddeford. Parking out front was convenient as well. My new go to for all alterations!

Prompt, professional and friendly service. Tricia was helpful, easy to work with and did fast,…read morequality work. Cannot recommend highly enough.