Came in for quote to hem my dresses as I am only 5'2". stretchy material (each) $25 sheer material $35 that's $60. more than I spent on them all together. Just needed a simple hem not a new dress. Not to mention there was someone there looking over their work on her dress and she was finding patches of excess fabric and still loose in the waist. The owner says about the excess fabric in the sleeve, "that hard to fix". uh yeah, that's what u do for a living. U attempted it when she brought the dress in so fix it. read more

Kathy's Tailoring - Sheer dress - Sewing & Alterations Near Me - Oceanside, California

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My three visits to Karen's Tailoring have been excellent! First, I had sleeves on a coat shortened; and secondarily, two pairs of slacks hemmed. On both occasions, Karen's "Attention to Detail" setting the length was spot on. Her husband Tom, is the tailor; his skills are "On Point' Professional Perfection." The detail in the cuff shortening was simply off the hook. I would highly recommend Karen's Tailoring! read more

Great work nice people just a bit pricey. Good parking and they will accommodate your request if possible.

If I could check more stars, I would. Besides doing a great job on hemming as I asked for, they were beyond accommodating in getting them back to me. It was quick, they would work with my schedule to pick up and the nicest people! I don't know what more anyone could ask for for quality work and customer-focused service. I, personally, liked my experience and will go only here for tailoring that I need read more

Prices may be a little steep but she does great work and in great time. I'm a thin guy so I brought in a suit to get tapered and it fit perfectly afterwards for a cost of $125. On my second visit (a couple days later) I brought a dress shirt to get altered. I tried it on and she was very helpful. She sized me up, made adjustments and recommendations, well involved with deciding the best way to go about it. I would've given it a 5 stars but when I came to pick up the shirt, I tried it on and noticed a button was now missing. Talked to Kathy about it and she pretty much gave me the shrug and said "it's not my fault". Ooh that got me riled up. I had to walk away from there ASAP. I wanted to give this 3 stars but it's just one button. Good and prompt service, but keep track of them buttons I guess. read more

After checking the customer reviews of many tailoring and alterations stores, I found Kathy's to be the highest rated establishment, so I brought in a couple of old pairs of torn and unusable pants, and Kathy made a pair of usable and functional pants for me, as well as some bonus shorts. The tailoring was so expert, my pants look like a new pair, as the hems and sewing matches the factory designs and colors perfectly! Will defiantly use again and refer others to Kathy's Tailoring (near the corner of College and Oceanside). read more

Kathy's Tailoring - Sewing & Alterations Near Me - Oceanside, California

Kathy's Tailoring is the best! Quality service, expert tailoring, good value and reliability.

Expensive. $35 to bring in two inches and I'm pretty sure they only brought in one inch. Save your money and your time.

My two visits to Karen's Tailoring have been excellent! First, I had sleeves on a sport coat shortened; and secondarily, two pairs of slacks hemmed. On both occasions, Karen's "Attention to Detail" setting the length was spot on. Her husband Tom, is the tailor; his skills are "On Point' Professional Perfection." The detail in the cuff shortening was simply off the hook. I would highly recommend Karen's Tailoring! read more

Went here to get a couple of pants tailored. Kathy is incredibly sweet and asks lots of questions when being fitted to make sure they accomplish what you are looking for. It was a bit pricey for me though. $45 for each of my pants being hemmed to skinny jeans. I asked about taking in my waist in them as well but that would have be $20 more. My husbands pants were $10 each which was an easy charge. Oh also, when it came to my husbands slacks. He didn't come with me because he was working so I brought in an example pair for her to mimic exactly. She was able to recreate the size perfectly without him even being there I assume the prices are rather high because they tailor is short periods of time. As in you get your shit ASAP. I picked up all 4 pants the following week. When some places could take up to 2-3 unless you pay for a faster service. Overall this place does good work very fast, you just have to pay a little extra. read more

They do a great job and are reasonably priced. I am short so I often need to have pants hemmed. $8 is a good price for well fitting pants. They are usually quite quick and I have always been pleased with the product. They are friendly and professional. read more

Kathy's Tailoring - Sewing & Alterations Near Me - Oceanside, California

Quick turnaround on my best man suit. Hemmed the pants and took in the jacket a bit. It looked great! Thank you!

She tried to price gouge me because she didn't want to do the job. She could've just told me she didn't feel comfortable doing the job or just didn't want to. She tried to charge me $200 for three hems. read more

Came here to get some jeans hemmed and it was quick and friendly service! I will definitely come back here for any future alterations

Amazing service! I had Kathy's Tailoring apply several patches to a leather vest and it turned out perfect. Placement was spot on and stitches are tight. Very friendly, accommodating and quick turn-around. Thank you! read more

I recently took my bridesmaid dress here for my sister's wedding. It was far too long and because of an ankle injury, I can't wear high heels. I needed it much, much shorter and needed a professional to do it. The dress I took in is heavily beaded and also has a layer of toile like fabric at the bottom of the dress. It was very complicated. From the get go, Kathy was extremely helpful and informative. She was upfront with how much it would cost and what she would need to do. She also wanted to make sure the length was exactly right and what I wanted. The dress was ready is less than a week, and although the alterations were expensive (but it was a very complicated tailoring job) she literally did a perfect job. I could not even tell it had been shortened at all and the length was literally perfect with my shoes on. I not only liked the quality, I also loved interacting with Kathy. She is extremely friendly and nice, and when I came back to get the dress she definitely recognized and remembered me! She definitely adds a personal touch to the business. If I have any other alterations needed, I will come back! read more

They are great. The wonderful lady has a great sense of humor and she is very talented. Quick turn around time as well.

Definitely my naw tailor! Came in to get some jeans tapered and she was able to have it done same day. Was very nice and friendly!

Was hoping I'd found a new alterationist close to home. Went in to have a piece of trim removed from one item and put on another for a cheap Halloween costume. Something I could do by hand. The lady quoted me $45! Ridiculous. She didn't want that job because when I said I could do it myself but didn't have the time she said I should try and was happy to be rid of me. Won't be returning. read more

Despite the recent negative reviews I decided to give Kathy's Tailoring a try as they are the closest tailor to our house. I needed alternations done to a suit that I had recently purchased. The man in the shop quoted me a jaw dropping $208 to hem the slacks and take in the jacket. I went to two other tailors in the area. The first quoted me $90 for the exact same work but could not make my tight timeline. The second quoted me $80 for the same work and did great job with a quick turn around. Caveat Emptor! read more

Great service, did exactly what we asked with military uniforms, ball gown and mounting medals! Would recommend to anyone who wants a quality job done in a decent amount of time! read more

I've gotten pants and dresses hemmed here several times and they do an okay job. Their prices seem to be getting more and more expensive though. The last time I came here, and it will be the LAST time, I came to get a dress hemmed. She asked me what the dress was for and I said it was for a wedding. My mistake. She tried to charge me $80 for the hem. I told her the dress itself was only $15, which it was. She said that the material was fragile and that it was going to take a long time to do. I ended up taking the dress to a relative who finished the hem in 10 minutes and it looked great. I feel like Kathy tried to up-charge me just because she knew it was a bridesmaids dress. read more

I came here for the first time to fix a zipper. Kathy told me it would be expensive to fix it. When I asked her how much, she then checked with her husband. She told me it was too much work and to just buy a new one. The customer service is not good. Will not come back to this tailor. read more

Had a suit jacket and pant that I needed taken out a bit. I called Kathy and she said to bring it in to see if there is enough material to make the alterations. I needed the suit for a funeral. I brought the suit in on Wednesday and asked if it could be done by Friday. Kathy said they could do it. When I went in for the fitting the suit fit perfectly and the work done was excellent. I will definitely be going back for my future alterations. She and her husband were also very nice and accommodating. Highly recommend. read more

I needed to get my bridesmaid dress tailored for my friends wedding so I needed to find someone GREAT. Kathy has the best reviews in north county so it was a no brainer to try her out! Well, Kathy and her husband are SO SWEET. They helped me find the most cost effective way to alter my dress so it still looks classy and flattering for my friends wedding! I highly recommend them: great job, affordable, fast and friendly! read more

I am very pleased with the service and alterations I received from Kathy's tailoring. My outfits were ready in just a few days.

The best! She is so great at what she does and so fast! She custom fit a dress for me...sleeves, body, length, all in 2 days and reasonably priced Also brought in a pair of distressed means with a specific hem I wanted to keep. (I'm short so all the cute distressed hems on jeans get cut off when I shorten them) She moved it up perfectly and you cannot tell at all it was ever altered. Very kind and great customer service as well! read more

I had some work blouses tapered and did not like the how it ended in the "middle of the breast". I took them back and they redid it to lower it, however she returned it to me with creases and said I needed to take it to the dry cleaners to get them out! This of course will pst me more money and time. I am Very dissatisfied with her customer service and will never return there. It is not a very professional tailoring business regarding workmanship or service. read more

Kathy's Tailoring - This is how my blouses were returned to me! - Sewing & Alterations Near Me - Oceanside, California

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I had to order new jerseys for my son this year for hockey. Not paying attention I ordered goalie cut so the jerseys were extremely larger than normal. I didn't want to spend another $300 on jerseys I looked on yelp for a local 5 star tailoring service near me. I found Kathy's and I'm very glad I did. You can't even tell anything was done to them and the service was friendly and pleasant. Thank you Kathy's tailoring for fixing my mistake!! read more

PHENOMENAL experience here at Kathy's! I cannot begin to recommend this shop enough. Long story short, my wedding dress came in almost a month later than promised and despite the high-end bridal shop, was a disaster! I received the dress late night on May 26th and brought it in to Kathy on May 27th. She had the dress altered and finished after one visit and to me by June 6th, just 10 days later. The designer cut corners and cut the under slip material too short which resulted in a clear line and made it look as though I was wearing a mini dress underneath the gown. Kathy helped me perfectly match the material and corrected the problem by sewing the fabric on to finish the dress. It was a true miracle and I was so impressed with her work! It was as if that line never existed! Despite the bridal shop taking all my measurements and supposedly making a custom dress made to fit me, I ended up with a bust that was at least 2 sizes too big and out of proportion to my build. I did not lose that much weight so there was no explanation for why it did not fit. Kathy altered everything perfectly and the dress now fits like a glove!!! Additionally, the base fabric of the dress and the two layers of tulle were not properly assembled which led to a puckering look in several areas lof the dress. I admired Kathy's honesty when she told me that it could not be fixed unless we took the entire dress apart, and essentially started over, because it would compromise the integrity of the dress. Fortunately, after taking the dress in, the puckering lessened due to the removal of some material. Next was the hem line. Due to the intricate lace work it was not possible to hem the dress. Kathy and her partner took the time to suggest and help me try on different shoe height options. The bridesmaids dresses were a whole other story. They too were measured by the bridal store yet somehow all 5 of their dresses did not fit in the bust either. My bridal party ranges in age from 13 to early 50's. While some of my ladies lost weight and their bust sizes became slightly smaller, there was no loss in the teenager's measurements, yet all 5 dresses consistently had too much fabric. Additionally, like my dress, the layers of fabric were improperly assembled which resulted in lumpy effect. Kathy came to the rescue yet again and in addition to perfectly hemming each dress, spent time with each bridesmaid to perfectly tailor and fix the fabric in the bust. read more

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Needed a pair of bell bottom jeans hemmed up same day. Found Kathy on yelp and gave her a call, she said she'd be able to get it done. I went during my lunch break and explained that I wanted an original hem since the bottom of the jeans had a cute little fray to them which I didn't want to compromise. Kathy did her thing and told me to come back in a few hours. When I picked up my jeans and tried it on, it was PERFECT!! As if it were never altered. Kathy did such an amazing job, both legs were even, the frayed bottoms were legit AND she was able to get it back to me same day!! The price was a bit on the higher side, she quoted me $45 for an original hem but she said she'll do it for me for $35 since I was a new customer. I mean, considering the convinience of getting it done same day and the quality of work was flawless....I think it was well worth it! I definitely got what I paid for. I'm a satisfied customer! read more

I found Kathy's tailoring services using Yelp and I'm glad I did! I needed my suit altered and they were able to get the job ahead of schedule and the work was perfect! The cost was reasonable and I couldn't be happier with the quality of work. I would definitely use them again and would highly recommend them to others in need of a quality tailor. read more

I had an expensive professional spandex costume in need of some zipper repair and some additional invisible zippers for the arms/legs to make it easier to remove. They listened very carefully to my requests. Not an easy job or their usual type of client work, but they did an outstanding job!! I will definitely use them again and highly recommend them as well! read more

Hands down the best place to get alterations done. Staff is awesome,prices are very reasonable and turnaround time is quick! Did a great job on hemming my 6 pairs of scrub bottoms with a seam,so good it looks like I bought them that way. read more

Kathy's Tailoring - Hem w seam. Awesome job! - Sewing & Alterations Near Me - Oceanside, California

Needed some custom measurements. I came in as it is a tailor shop, was willing to pay but was turned away before being able to explain what I needed. read more

STAY AWAY! Worst customer service, RUDE, Rip-Off! They also make you pay before even doing any work. The quality of the work is Horrible as well! read more

The service and tailoring here is excellent! We had an emergency suit altering situation that included hemming pants and shortening the jacket sleeves and we needed it done the same day! Kathy's Tailoring was able to do that for us and we are extremely pleased and happy to report that for all our future tailoring and alteration needs we will be loyal to Kathy's! Friendly, fast, and priced fairly! Thank you read more

Kathy was very helpful and honest in helping me figure out that the dress I wanted to alter was not really a good idea. She spent at least 10 minutes with me trying to find a way to alter it but the dress was not cooperating. read more

Kathy's work is excellent and done in a timely manner. I had hems up done on several ladies slacks at Kathys Grand Opening Price of $6.00. read more

Kathy's Tailoring - Here'a list on Kathy's window of the Tailoring Services provided. - Sewing & Alterations Near Me - Oceanside, California

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Listen, I'm 4'11. I get just about everything I buy altered in some way. With that being said, I think the pricing of this place is excessive. Up until I moved, I was going somewhere regularly down in San Diego for years (Sew Elegant) I never paid more than $12 to get something hemmed UNLESS it was double lined or leather. Don't get me wrong, I've had work done here three times? In those instances it was a formal, double lined dress and another time a double lined pair of trousers that I needed done asap so I understood why it cost more. However, recently I brought in a pair of polyester pants to hem up..she wanted to charge me $35?! That's how's much the pants cost me initially. I couldn't wrap my head around it. Each time that I've come in I've ended up paying far more than I expected for a service I've gotten plenty of times elsewhere for a fraction of the price. The only reason I've found myself back here is because it's conveniently close to my house. Unfortunately, I don't think I can justify paying what she's asking unless Im in a crunch for time and need something done urgently. Her work is fine though, no complaints there read more