Kathy's is the absolute best!!! I'm not an off the shelf size and have to get some items I love altered a bit. Extremely reasonable pricing, very quick turn around and everything turns out better than expected. I have been a customer of Kathy's for years and will continue to support. I moved out of town about 6 years ago but will continue to Commute to Lawrence when I need anything fitted. I have two tailor/alteration businesses I pass and drive to Kathy's! read more

I had just bought some pants that were too long and needed adjustments both to the waist and length. Kathy is absolutely on top of it! She adjusted both my pants perfectly. She is timely, reliable, and great at what she does. Highly recommend her to anyone looking for alterations! read more

Kathy's Alterations - Sewing & Alterations Near Me - Lawrence, Kansas

Our daughter had her dress tailored for her upcoming formal and it looks great! Highly recommend this business.

She is an excellent seamstress. I have been so happy with many things she has mended and repaired for me. She is extremely reasonable as well. read more

Kathy's alterations does a great job. It only took her a week to complete my alterations...highly recommend.

I called ahead of time to see if I could get fitted for a suit. She said yes come on in. I went in she measured my chest and then said that was all she could do for me. There is more to a suit than just the chest so I said let ne get a list of all the measurements I'll need real quick to ensure I get what I need for this wedding. She said she can't measure my body and to leave. Very confused never been here before, never coming back with manners like this. read more

She does great work. But she is expensive. So beware. Also is not the fastest turn around. But does good work.

I wanted to give another review about how amazing Kathy's Alterations is. I recently took in a sport coat for my husband to have the sleeves shortened. My husband had worn the sport coat several times already and the fabric was starting to pill in several areas. Kathy's Alterations not only shortened the sleeves (and moved the decorative sleeve buttons up), she also removed all of the pilling on the fabric. The sport coat looked better when I picked it up then when I dropped it off! She really does great work! read more

I highly recommend Kathy's Alterations. Not only did my clothes fit perfectly upon pick up, but she was very friendly, easy to talk to, and accommodated a quick pick up time. read more

If you want your clothes to look good on you, visit a tailor. Kathy's Alterations has hemmed my jeans, my husbands suit pants, taken in my dresses, and fixed my messenger bag. I am very lucky to have such a skilled tailor so close to home. I highly recommend this shop if you're looking for alterations in Lawrence. read more

Best tailoring in Lawrence. I went to Anita's once where they were very unpleasant and had a two week waiting period. Decided to shop around and found this gem. Very quick service, very nice lady, did a great job on my military uniforms. I will say this, I don't think she gets many military guys in the shop. She didn't know which way was up on the chevrons. I just showed her where everything went and gave her the measurements she needed to get the job done and all was good. very happy with the service. read more

She is efficient and inexpensive! when she switched locations, I panicked because she is the only one I want to touch my clothes! so glad she just found a new location. read more

I asked Kathy to tailor down a very expensive Fallout 3 hoodie that was made for men. She did it in a day and charged only $12. She seems very hardworking and I could tell she has a quick eye and great perception for details. : ) I would highly recommend going to Kathy above anyone else in Lawrence. Especially if you are a poor college-aged student like me, who can't really afford an expensive tailor. read more

She does a great job! I have brought multiple things here - dresses, skirts, pants, jackets - and so far she has done everything exactly as i wanted. Very attentive to detail of clothing. Prices reasonable. I recently moved away from LFK, and I wish I had her in my new town!!! read more

I've had a few garments altered here, and they've always done a nice job with the sewing, and they were finished when they said they would be. I believe the prices are reasonable as well. read more

Super impressed with Kathy's Alterations. Decided to give her a try against some bad reviews and I'm happy that I did. Needed my wedding dress hemmed. She did an amazing job! Absolutely perfect fit. Price was very reasonable, waited 2 weeks and her work was great. I will definitely go back and will recommend. read more

I have an expensive raincoat that was ripped after being caught in a car door. She repaired the rip and it looks great! Her price for this repair was very reasonable. I am planning to take more items to her. read more

I've taken several things to her, most recently complicated modification to my academic robes. She does excellent work, turns it around quickly, and is very expensive. I'd still be going there if it cost significantly more. read more

Over $70 to hem a gown and shorten spaghetti straps. No thank you,never again. When I pointed out that shortening the straps would interfere with the Assyrian,ethical neckline and it would need to be corrected, she ignored me and didn't bother to adjust it. The woman was both rude and abrupt both at drop off and pick up. She lost out on a lot of business here because ALL of my clothes need to be altered for some reason or another. read more

Almost everything I buy has to be altered so I was desperate to find a good tailor when I moved to Lawrence from New Orleans in 2004. After a few disappointments, I found Kathy's Alterations. I have referred to Kathy as "my tailor" ever since. She is patient, kind, efficient and does great work. I have never had to wait more than a week for anything I've brought her. She has done everything from hemming pants to re-working dresses to sewing pillow covers for me. I'd be lost without her. read more

My experience happened back in December but I haven't considered leaving a yelp review until now. I had this business alter my wedding dress last winter. When I picked up my dress and tried it on, I noticed one or two colored strings in the skirt. At home, I always kept my dress stored in the dress bag from when I bought my wedding dress. Later, I took my dress to try on with some wraps at a bridal store and the store attendant noticed that the layers in my skirts (many of which were tulle) were filled with little red, green, and black colored strings and fuzz balls. That shop said they would take them out for me and then when I put it on the day of my wedding (this is an issue with them also) it was even worse than I'd remembered and three of my bridesmaids, my mother and mother in law, and even my hairdresser were picking and lint-rolling the fibers out of my skirts. Thankfully, they were able to do a good enough job that what was left was not as noticeable. My wedding was a perfect day regardless, but I am still very frustrated that my white wedding dress seemed to have been laid on the floor. It's not her fault entirely because the dress shop said they would take them out (which didn't seem to happen), but it is upsetting that it was an issue in the first place. I'm very hesitant to recommend Kathy's Alterations to any of my friends getting married. Otherwise, she was nice to work with and very reasonably priced. read more

Kathy's alterations absolutely BUTCHERED my new expensive jeans. She literally took the hem, cut it off, & sewed a new, unmatching color of thread on the jeans by just flipping it under. They look like I could have done it! With jeans, I like them to do the "tricky" alteration to ensure the jeans look like when you purchased them. This was NOT done there. These look like a third grader did it...warning!!! Don't take your jeans there!!! read more