Just found out you have an important meeting or job interview tomorrow and your only suit no longer…read morefits? Relax, you can get your clothes altered the same day at Sew Retro! A one-woman business, Sew Retro offer a wealth of services of sewing services from clothes alterations, mending and fitting to dry cleaning. The owner is friendly and professional and prices are reasonable with turn ups and hems costing around £5, tapered legs £6, new half pockets £3 and dart busts £4. My only dilemma, is I'm not sure where the Retro part comes into Sew Retro. Maybe that's the dart busts and shoulder straps....

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Nice little shop in the business district…read more Just got my jacket fixed (sleeves and stomach), great service and nice people. Definately going back the next time i have a suit to be fixed.

Hamblett Jones is a tiny little tailors tucked into St John's Road. It offers all manner of…read moreclothing alterations at relatively reasonable prices; there are cheaper alternatives in the area, however, Hamblett Jones come highly recommended; they're professional and efficient and work is always completed to a high standard I love having a little peek in as I pass the window and glimpse the row of tailors stitching, buckling and buttoning like elves in the workshop.

I recently took a dress to be altered for a wedding, and I'm very impressed with both the manner in…read morewhich I was treated as a customer, and the quality of the work. It wasn't super cheap for the alterations I needed as they were more complex, but it was a reasonable price and worthwhile for a dress I love. If you want quality and professionalism, try them out.

I had a zip on a jacket that wouldn't close. I went there and expected to have to come back the…read morefollowing week as it was a Saturday evening 15 minutes before closing. Within ten minutes they had replaced the slider and the jacket is perfect now with a strong and robust zip! The service was not only efficient but also the staff were really friendly, professional and great at their job. Getting the zip fixed only cost me £5 - you can't ask for better value! I'd recomend them wholeheartedly. Thank you Zipyard!!

I have thought long and hard about writing this review as I do not usually leave negative reviews…read more Yet, in this circumstance, I feel I must. Upon the death of my long-standing Tailor, I reached out to Monk's to ask if they could button a suit that my Tailor did not finish before he passed. It was agreed via telephone with Joel that the cost would be £30.00. I took the suit to the shop, and a lovely lady took it in and told me that Mr Monk would call me with a price. The next day, Mr Monk called me and said the cost would be £40.00 and that he preferred cash. I agreed, even though the original price was £30.00. Upon picking the suit up, the buttonholes had been put in, but the buttons I provided. At this stage, I asked Joel if he could give the suit a press. He said he would give it a 'quick steam' and that the price would be £45.00, including the steam. I gave Joel £50.00 because he had helped me out and agreed to pick up the button jacket on the Saturday. When I arrived, the suit was ready to take. I was just about to make an appointment with Mr Monk to discuss having a jacket made, as I need a Tailor, when Mr Monk arrived at the shop. I introduced myself, and Mr Monk informed me that he would have to charge me another £50.00 for buttoning the jacket. I was taken aback, as I had already paid £50.00! I did not protest, as I find conversations about money vulgar. In my mind, I had given the business a small gratuity as a gesture of thanks for helping me out at a challenging time. I simply asked for a receipt outlining the whole nature of the works for £100. Mr Monk went on to criticise the cloth my suit was made out of! Why, one can only guess? Yet, I informed him that the fabric was a 2ply Mohair from Bateman & Ogden. At no point, from being told that the charge was £40.00 by Mr Monk until I was charged £100.00, was I contacted to say that the work required would incur an additional charge; my phone number was available, as Mr Monk had already called me. I find this abysmal service. Yet, when I tried to wear the suit two days after collecting it, I found that the buttons were out of line with the buttonholes--creating a bubbling effect on the jacket's front. Thus, I took the coat to a Tailor in Leeds who has corrected it! At the cost of £60.00! In their words, "The buttons were misaligned". I had to travel to Leeds as there are no genuine Bespoke Tailors left in Liverpool. My gut reaction was to take the jacket back to Monks and demand that they put it right. Yet, I was not about to enter into any further dealings with a company who treat its customers in such a way. If the job was worth £100.00, it should have been communicated to me rather than thrust upon me. As if I had left the shop two minutes earlier, the cost would have been £50.00, as Joel was happy with this price. The outcome of this experience is that the buttoning of my jacket has cost me over £200, including travel to Leeds. I am saddened as I hoped I could make Monk's my Tailors, yet I will not be using them to make for me. I would not recommend Monk's for bespoke work, given the work carried out on my jacket.

If you think that it's only Saville Row that has real tailors then please think again. The artisans…read morethat have their work shops here are absolutley first class. Measuring, fitting and service cannot be bettered and the service is wonderful. The choice of suiting materials is seemingly endless and the finished items stand alongside anything I have bought. So if it's a top class suit that you require pay a visit.

Very friendly and helpful. Did a great job and ready in 15…read moreminutes! Will definitely use again

From the owner: clothing alterations, zips, trousers shortened ,curtain alterations,prom dress and wedding dress…read morealterations , all kinds of alterations no job is to big or hard for us.

i got some trousers turned up by this fella and couldnt doubt him at all he did a great job for a…read morevery very reasonable cost. i could not recomend him enough

Visited just over a week ago to request alterations to my new waterproof, insulated coveralls which…read morerequired legs to be reduced in length and two zips replacing. The staff member I spoke to was friendly and gave good advice in regards to the alterations that were required. The quotation was very competitive and my order to be completed within a very reasonable seven days. My order was completed within this time span and I am very pleased with the finished garment that the seamstress has achieved. Well done, I will certainly use and recommend you to others in the future. Graham H Jones

I returned two garments for re-repair after the stitching had come loose. The person serving had a…read morerude and abrupt tone, and blamed my son for the stitching coming loose which was absurd. She was going to charge me for the re-repair until I explained that we had never had this problem elsewhere. She reluctantly agreed for them to redo the sewing for no charge. I found her to be very badly mannered with poor customer service. Won't be returning and would not recommend.