I was very happy with my experience here. I received friendly service and they did a great job on…read moremy dresses.

The Sewing Room is definitely not your typical alteration shop!…read moreThe dress looked nice before, but The Sewing Room worked their magic and made it look like it was made just for my daughter. They took in the sides to highlight her waist, shortened the length, and reduced some of the skirt's puffiness. Every time we go there, they make us feel like we're on a runway -- truly exceptional work!

Freda's Tailoring & Upholstering definitely went ABOVE & BEYOND on not just the alterations on my…read moreMOB Dress, but my daughter's Wedding Dress.. Freda is sooooooooo TALENTED with her love & patience with each stich, let alone her expertise & patience to detail. Being "Little People" we continously have to have our clothing altered & again... Freda is whom we ALWAYS return too because... "SHE IS THE BEST!!"

Let me start by saying I love my wedding dress, and I want to give Freda a better review because…read moreshe was very kind and sweet, but unfortunately there were several things during my experience that are preventing me from doing so. I was recommended to Freda by my sister-in-law. At the 1st appointment I requested to add fabric underneath the top - it was see-through and I didn't want so much of my skin to show. Freda recommended against this and instead suggested I find shapewear that could help with coverage. Services we decided on were: hem, bustle, taken-in, replacing built-in cups, shortening the off-the-shoulder sleeves, and securing the buttons on the back - they were loose and even 1 fell off. Freda said she would have everything but the hem completed by the 2nd fitting. She broke down the price for each component and I paid the deposit. At the end she asked that I call a day before my next appointment to remind her, which I thought was a bit odd since I watched her write it in her calendar. Between the 1st and 2nd fittings I decided against altering the sleeves, so I contacted Freda to remove this. Also, in this time between appointments, I'd searched for shapewear per her recommendation and came up empty - I could not find anything that would work with the low plunge and lack of sleeves. 2nd fitting: the only part of the dress completed was the bustle - none of the other things she promised to have done at this point. I told Freda that I had searched for shapewear and could not find any and asked again to add fabric underneath. Freda declined this request again and said it's because "it would make the dress tighter". I thought this was odd because 1) she hadn't taken it in yet and there was plenty of room to work with and 2) shapewear would also make the dress tighter. At that point I realized I was going to feel more exposed than I was comfortable with on my wedding day. When I was getting measured for the hem, we had issues with me stepping on the bottom and Freda seemed to get frustrated and took all the pins out and started cutting off the bottom while I was in it. This startled me and I had to be very still so that it was cut evenly. She kept making comments about "once it's cut it can't be made longer" and this was making me very nervous. At the end of the 2nd fitting, Freda reminded me of the balance, but it still reflected the total with sleeve shortening so I had to remind her to remove that. She again asked me to call before the next appointment. 3rd fitting: I noticed that 2 buttons on the back were super close together - the 1 that had fallen off at the 1st fitting was not evenly spaced. When I put my dress on, I saw the hem on the first few layers was a good inch or more off the floor and could see the underneath layers. When doing up the buttons one fell off (not the one that had been re-attached) and there were others that were very loose. Then, I saw a very noticeable dimple/dent above one of the cups -we agreed to remove and replace them again. When they were removed, Freda said she thought it looked better without any cups. Reminder - the entire upper part of my dress was SEE THROUGH, I could clearly see the nipple cover I was wearing! I said absolutely not! It seemed like she didn't want to do more work, but obliged and fit me for 2 more cups. I waited about 20-30 minutes while she fixed the cups and (finally) secured all the buttons. If everything that was completed as promised prior to my 2nd fitting, this issue could have been avoided during the end of my last fitting. Lastly, Freda said because of the fabric I wouldn't have to steam my dress again before wedding day which I was excited about, but this ended up being untrue. The day before my wedding day, I noticed some wrinkles and decided to do some touching-up with the steamer. I'm glad I did because once I started, I noticed a LOT more wrinkles as well as some hair/debris stuck between the layers. On wedding day, once my dress was on, we noticed multiple stray strings coming off the details - one of my bridesmaids cut them all off. Then at the end of the night when I was taking my dress off, one of the buttons came off easily again. Overall, my take-away is that Freda is a very busy, tired and likely burned-out business owner. She shared on multiple occasions that she is always booked and hasn't had any breaks. I think that due to this she is missing key details and does not want to do more work for each item than the bare minimum. I did research online and everything I found supported my assumption that a seamstress is responsible for working with their customer's desired vision, and that adding fabric underneath garments is both common and simple. Additionally, the sister-in-law who recommended me has also revisited Freda and reported noticing a clear difference in workmanship and attitude. The pictures included show the overall dress, the difference in lengths in the layers, and the dent in the cup prior to fixing.

Kim did an excellent job on the bridesmaid dress I had. The bridal store ordered a size 12 for me…read more(I understand they run small-- but geesh I am only 135lbs).. and there was a lot of alterations to be made. First, the dress was extremely unique especially at the top! Kim altered the breast area, off the shoulder strap (which was ornate), both sides of the dress to contour and fit my curves, my midsection, and the length. Although I am donating the dress for another woman to enjoy it for a special occasion, I will say that after Kim altered it I felt more confident and even sexy; whereas I once felt like a huge heifer in a potato sack! I will be brining my suit jackets and skirts to Kim as well for future alterations. She is FAST, QUICK, and AFFORDABLE!!

I went here with an easy job for someone who can see (not me!). My husband needed two new…read moresweatpants hemmed. I came here as the place I had been using didn't do a good job last time and charged more for a simple gem. They were friendly and had the pants ready in just a few days. I will return the next time I need sewing done.

My daughter had her wedding dress altered and purchased her veil here. Fast, flawless service and…read moreso easy to work with! Extremely reasonably priced. Highly recommend!

Quick service for hem pants in 2 days. Family run business and they remembered me when I went to…read morepick up my pants.

I just want to warn others about my terrible experience with Katie Peters and her Seamstress…read morebusiness. I wasn't going to even say anything about this, but I recently saw her make a post advertising her services on Facebook and want others to be warned about her to avoid any mistreatment like I experienced. There is some minor TMI, but it's my reality, so it is what it is. SEAMSTRESS KATIE PETERS SEWING SERVICES 31044 Utica Rd, Fraser, MI 48026 DONT WASTE YOUR TIME! I brought in my wedding dress to Katie to have hemmed, the top brought in and a bustle added to the back. When first meeting Katie, she made my Mom and myself feel very uncomfortable as no one was wearing masks inside of her establishment and she does not separate her dogs from where she keeps the dresses/items she is working on. We typically do not have an issue with dogs, but were upset over the fact that my wedding dress was going to be in contact with them daily and in the same room. We decided to still go with Katie because of her wonderful reviews on Google and Facebook. I explained to Katie upon my first visit that I have a genetic condition called, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. Part of my condition causes me to have extremely fragile, loose and sagging skin which, as a woman, I'm sure you can understand what part of my body that mostly affects. When I went in for my fitting, the cups Katie added were much too large, placed much too high and the top hadn't been taken in. The bustle hadn't been installed yet either so I called after we left and asked her to just not add it in to which she called back 2 minutes later and said, "you're not going to cheat on me and take it elsewhere are you?" This in and of itself made me feel very uncomfortable and ultimately became the deciding factor in getting my dress back from her. My Mom went to pick up my dress that morning from her since she was already on her way to my house to watch my Daughter so I could make it to my Specialist appointment. Katie was not there and my Mom spoke to the 2 other girls that were there as they asked for feedback about the situation and they were very, very understanding. Katie still wanted to be paid $50 additional on top of the $50 deposit I had already put down to which we did pay. Once my Mom arrived at my house, she had me try the dress on for her and the original pads for the dress were installed much too high, which was something Katie knew needed to be brought down and the top hadn't been taken in at all. My Mom called Katie on my behalf, so I could make it to my appointment, to speak with her directly and explain to her why we decided to take the dress elsewhere and what our concerns were. This upset Katie and she said, "you better not spend much money on the wedding because she will never be happy and that money you saved can go to her divorce." Not only is this highly unprofessional, but I am disabled and have a genetic condition that causes a multitude of issues. I simply did not want to feel as though I was going to have a top malfunction or that my breasts were going to fall out underneath the cups; which is what they were doing. Katie, at my fitting, also suggested I get sticky cups to hold my breasts up in, but I am allergic to adhesives and the sticky cups don't work for me due to the way my skin is. Overall, she just made it seem as if she didn't actually want to do what was being asked of her. ONE day. ONE very special day, I want to feel beautiful and not have to worry about the things my disability and it's comorbidities cause. The new seamstress I brought my dress to confirmed that the work Katie claimed to have done to the top was not actually done and she had just placed MASSIVE cups in it to make it seem as if she did; which we already knew. I am very disappointed and quite appalled by my experience with Katie. My dress now fits perfectly and I couldn't be any more pleased with the results! She has since gone on to harass me by messaging me from multiple accounts, calling me more than once through Instagram Messenger, lied and said I was unable to afford my alterations, sent people to harass me, wished violence on myself/children and wished cancer on myself as well. I hope, throughout all of this, that she treats future clients better, does the work she is asked of, listens to her customers and overall heals from whatever is hurting her so deeply so these things don't happen again.

Very talented young lady. A skill (sewing) that's very needed in every day life…read more Sewing on buttons, repairing holes, hems, alterations all things everyone of us have needed some time or another. Excellent service, very professional!!

I cannot say enough good things about this Alterations store. They do perfect work. I've had many…read moreitems hemmed, let out, taken in ect. They are so friendly and I would highly recommend them to anyone I know. Two of the nicest ladies.

We have had flower girl dresses, bridesmaid dress and men's dress pants altered here. All well done…read moreand they are so nice. A friend recommended them and so glad she did.

I don't write many reviews, but when a service is this good, I have to share. I brought two pairs…read moreof jeans to Express Alterations for a hem, and they turned out absolutely perfect. The owner was so warm and professional, and the work was finished right on time. A truly wonderful place--I highly recommend them!

Trustworthy, dependable, and very good quality work done for me. I will come back. Thank you!read more

My Mom was a seamstress & sewed everything including : prom dresses, our daughter's wedding dress,…read morebed spreads, curtains ........ I never had to take my clothes to anyone to get hemmed until my Mom became unable to sew due to her age. Marina is European trained as was my Mom & that means perfection in everything she sews. She does not glue sequins or decorative stones on, she takes the time to sweep them on. Marina is extremely diligent in her work . She does more intricate sewing by hand & her seams and stitching are straight & reinforced. She could charge double for her impeccable service & I would definitely pay. I am so glad I found her.

Went in today to have pants hemmed and was told she's not taking any jobs. She's moving. Last week…read moreshe said come on in. Waste of my time!