Had a great experience with Pastora. I Needed a job completed for me in a timely manner, thank you very much. Fair price too! read more

I have used Pastora several times, from simple hemming to a complex alteration on my mother-of-the-bride dress. She does excellent, durable tailoring for a fair price. I highly recommend her services. read more

Was seeking a seamstress to alter my daughter's senior prom dress and as referred to Pastora. Not only is she very sweet, but she did a beautiful job adding toile to the bottom for added style, but she had it done in a timely manner. If you need alterations, I highly recommend Pastora! read more

Pastora did a great job altering my suit pants. Really appreciate her service and excellent work!

I went to Pastora for a bridesmaid dress a few years ago, a simple hem on the bottom, she said it would take a couple weeks. Had to go back and ask for my dress a month later (I thankfully went early to ensure it done) and she acted "put out"/annoyed that I was asking about it. Eventually got my easy dress back, forgot about it, UNTIL my best friend took her wedding dress to her over a month ago. She said again it would be about 2 weeks and then nothing for contact. BF called a month after dropping off, pastora was annoyed and said to come in to look because she had questions on the dress.. BF goes in and it's the wrong dress, she hadn't even started on the wedding dress! Then continued to be extremely rude and hostile about the discrepancy. The following Monday she says the dress is done.... She simply pinned up the front of the dress awfully, took her money and gave no room for improvement. PLEASE DONT BRING YOUR BUSINESS HERE! read more

She's good. I suppose that's why she's always busy, and we have to make an appointment. But, she's always been fair on the price and had done excellent work on everything we've brought her, from my wife's skirts, to curtains, to kimonos, to the cover we throw over the pool table. We--my wife and I-- cannot recommend her more highly. read more

Whoa! A request to do a simple hem on my drapes turned into something I never imagined. Not only did she cut the fabric and hem the wrong side but when I let her know she made an error she got angry with me. We talked about the possibility of redoing the work and it was pretty clear she doesn't know how to do quality work. The tension on the fabric was so tight it was pulling and the seam was crooked all the way down. In the end she kicked me out of her house which is her shop also and screamed she would call the police. Clearly she doesn't want anyone to critique her work or ask that she pay attention to detail. I would NOT recommend her to work on any garment or piece you really care about. read more

HORRIBLE WOMAN! Would give her a "ZERO" if I could! Had an appointment at 11:00, I get to Park Ave. in NC and I call her at 11:00 am wondering where she was located and she tells me she was in Auburn!?! No call or text from here, no respect for my time or the price of gas! When I come back at noon the same day, I asked her, if there was a dressing room? She tells me "NO ONE" has ever complained about that in twenty-six years, only me. So rude of her, it was just a question... So after marking the clothes I wanted to be altered she goes to write up an estimate and I ask her, "Do you have senior discounts?" She was noticeably pushed out of shape for me even asking. Then I asked her if there was a discount for not showing up for our appointment at 11:00 am? SHE STARTS YELLING AT ME! How rude of me for even asking, yadda, yadda, yadda....I asked her why are you yelling at me? It is just a question...THEN she tells me she doesn't want to alter my clothes and to GET OUT and to give me back my pins as she's removing them from my garments! If you want to be treated with the slightest bit of respect or kindness DO NOT GO TO THIS HORRIBLE WOMAN!!! read more

We love Pastora! She does amazing work and will help you when you're in a time crunch!

I had Pastora reline my suit jacket with a cotton lining and she did an excellent job. I highly recommend her for any of your fabric needs. Her pricing is fair and her work is the best in town. read more

Pastora is the nicest, hardworking women and she does quality work! I'd recommend her to anyone. She fitted my bridesmaids dress perfectly!

Kind, talented, and hardworking! She is a gem and will make you feel like a million bucks. Pastora knows what she is doing and has years of experience and plenty of happy customers. Support local! read more

Pastora is fantastic and very clearly knows what she's doing. The whole process is quick, easy, and affordable. I brought my wedding dress to her while prom alterations were in full swing. I told her not to worry and that I wouldn't need my dress until August, but she still got it back to me in under a month. The whole fitting process took less than 10 minutes and it fit perfectly when I returned to pick it up. She's a wonderful woman and I absolutely recommend her! read more

Found Pastora here on Yelp. Was a tiny bit nervous, given the situation that I had 6 days to get my bridesmaid dress altered. Pastora was very accommodating and had me over the morning after my call. That was on Friday. Today is the following Monday and my dress is done. My deadline was Wednesday. The dress has 3 layers in the skirt part and she got all 3 done perfectly. Lengthwise and hemmed exactly the same way it was prior to alteration. I'm happy! read more

Pastora is an absolutely delightful human. I called (on a Sunday) with a bit of a "travel emergency." I needed two pairs of corduroy pants hemmed within the week. Pastora measured the items on Monday, and had them done by Tuesday. I also needed a fancy jumpsuit hemmed and a fleece vest mended. Pastora's work is flawless and impeccable. I recommend her without hesitation. (Note: Someone said the driveway is difficult. It is steep, but has been graded since that comment and there are no problems at all with the driveway. There's even a large turnaround spot t the top!) read more

She's amazing! Made some much needed alterations for a bridesmaid dress within a few days. She has 25 years experience and can do anything! Awesome experience, and highly recommended! read more

Pastora is a very talented seamstress. She has done quite a bit of work for me altering dresses. I highly recommend her! read more

Amazing work, she did a set of pants I had the same day even AFTER telling me it wouldn't be ready for three days and a little negotiating. Anyone who gives her less than 5 stars without a legit reason is probably disrespectful to her. read more

Pastora is incredible with what she can do with a sewing machine or just a needle and thimble! Extremely talented, detail oriented, precision quality work and reasonably priced! She is definitely worth the time! read more

Pastora is the BEST seamstress around!!! She has always done superb work on all of my clothes...including my vintage dresses! And I don't trust just anyone! read more

Unprofessional. Rude. I trusted her after she did a good job hemming a beautiful pair of pants. Took a silk gown into her to have turned into a skirt. Gave her the precise measurements that I wanted for the length.I now have a useless piece of beautiful vintage silk because she made it four inches too short. Not to mention the fact that the waist band stitching is completely uneven. When I call to express my sadness at the destruction of my silk, she practically yelled at me and insisted she could fix it by putting another piece of elastic in the top when really there's not even an inch left of fabric to work with. read more

I went to Pastoras to get my wedding dress altered. I was currently 5 months pregnant at the time and knew I was going to be 7 months pregnant by my wedding date. Finding a dress that would fit my growing belly was very challenging! I found a simple lace white dress from Asos and took it into Pastora's (call and make an appointment only.) She is very kind and altered my dress within a weeks time! Her prices are very fair as well. She brought up the waistline so that my stomach could have more space to grow, and made it more of an empire waist. She also hemmed the dress as it was a bit long. I'll post pictures of her work after my wedding, wouldn't want anyone to see too soon! :) Thank you again Pastora, you are lovely. read more

I took a dress in for a simple alteration. The dress seams had been finished off with a serger, kind of figured that's what I would get, not so, just a single strait stitch and the material where it was taken in was left on the dress. I guess maybe you don't want to cut it since it wasn't sewn with a serger. read more

Pastora is fast, extremely skilled and reasonably priced. She is located in Nevada City, very convenient spot! She's also very flexible with her appointments and so friendly! I highly recommend her services! read more

Pastora literally saved my wedding day - she is a saint! Two nights before my wedding I put my dress on and it wouldn't zip up. We found her the next morning and she had us come in at 8:30 (despite waking her up!). She had my dress done by 10am and fitting perfectly. She was so sweet, helpful, and did incredible work. There is very few people I would trust with my wedding dress and she is one of them! read more

Pastora does really great consistent work. She worked on about 10 pieces for me from simple hem jobs, taking waists in and out, expanding a too tight sleeve on a gown, patch/repair work and some creative alteration projects to expand a sweater and add a hood. She did a great job and I'm so happy to keep quality clothing in rotation instead of in landfills. I will definitely be coming back for more help. read more

Pastora has done an amazing job on the items I've sent her way. Prices are reasonable and she is really great. The last item was replacing the zipper on a tech jacket. Would have been really expensive, but she replaced the zipper in a few days and the jacket looks like new! read more

Still fuming years later, every time I see someone recommend her. She totally destroyed my daughters wedding dress, a week before the wedding and had the nerve to take advantage of a distraught bride and charged her!!! Thank you, God! we discovered Gaylene Miller, who worked over the entire dress, redid the hem and the trim, cut the actual scissor sliced areas out of the back and replaced the section with a lace up panel, refitted and had it done the morning of the wedding. Never go to this woman. read more

Pastors altered a Sport coat for me from a size 50 long to a size 46 long, custom to me, and did a wonderful job. The lady knows her business! read more

Pastora has hemmed a considerable number of pants from wool lined to jeans and cords. Very good work, reasonably priced and timely finish. I highly recommend Pastora. read more

Omg this women is a miracle worker she was able to fix mistakes made by another alterations place do all 6 bridesmaids dresses and 8 vests and shirts for men and then replaced a zipper on 24 hrs! This woman saved my wedding I am so in debt to her and all of this was done in 1 week she was super flexible and understanding really recomend her! read more

Pastora is incredible! Her work is flawless, and her turn around time is unmatched! Will definitely be coming to her for all my tailoring needs! read more

Pastora's is unlike any alterations place I have been. There is a sweet lady that will take care of all the hemming and fixing you need. She did a bridesmaids dress for me a couple of years ago that another place said they could not fix. Pastora said no problem and pulled a miracle. I will go back to her every time. read more

Excellent workmanship, very quick turn-around, and definitely affordable. I recommend Pastora all the time!

I have used Pastora a number of times for alterations and repairs. Her pricing is about medium. I have never had a problem with her work. I see no reason to go to anyone else. read more

Simply the best service you can get in Grass Valley or Nevada City. She is professional and will get the job done in a timely manner at a great price. She really is the BEST and pretty much the ONLY place in the area that you can depend on. There is no reason to go anywhere else. I am about to take my wedding dress to her and I am excited to know that my dress will be in good hands and that I will not have to stress about my dress in her hands. That is a good feeling! read more

Pastora is a great seamstress with fair prices. I could not be happier with the alterations made to my leather jacket, and she even finished with it a day earlier than originally quoted. 5 stars all the way read more

Nice, friendly, timely, priced very well, and my three pairs of work pants looked great!!!

We dropped off my granddaughter's graduation dress at pretty much the last minute for some alterations. Pastora got it done in four days, not the week she estimated it might take her. She did a fantastic job and couldn't have been nicer. If we are to need alterations in the future we will definitely go to Pastora's and will absolutely recommend her to others. Great experience. read more

I needed some patches sewn on my aikido uniform for the next day and Pastora took away all my worries by getting them done in just a couple of hours after I dropped them off. She was warm and inviting and as sweet as could be. Her attention to detail (putting them on right side up and where I'd asked) was impeccable. If I have any type of tailoring in the future I'll be sure and take it to her. read more