I thought that since there were so many positive opinions, it was a really good tailor…read more Unfortunately, it is not as good as you write. The service is nice, warmly welcomes customers at the entrance, but the tailoring service is a disaster. The client's requests are not taken into account and the end result is different than what you thought it would be.

This is the sort of place that every young person moving out of home need to know about. It's…read moreamazing. They advertise themselves as doing 'bespoke tailoring' and it's not wrong. Any tailoring pretty much!! I came in here in a mad panic one afternoon after realising I had split a seam in my mums Karen Millen dress........sh*t. They could see I was in distress and were so lovely and comforting, and had the dress fixed within the day! I couldn't ask for any better. They also custom make curtains too, which is really useful for Edinburgh. The windows in some of Edinburgh's Newtown are ridiculously big, so they make all the curtains there for you! They have a really good dry cleaning service too. They are Master Tailors!

Edinburgh and its cobbled streets! My heel on one of my favourite pairs of boots was about to go,…read moreand all my local shoe repair shops didn't seem to have the right equipment to fix it ( I had no idea a simple heal repair could be so hard). Eventually, one shop pointed me to Timpsons. This shop saved me! Next day it was fixed and good as new and at a great price too! However, their key cutting is somewhat questionable, as my flatmates new keys from this shop broke only 3 weeks afterwards. So, as far as show repair is concerned, I would most definitely head to this shop, the guy is friendly and chatty and my shoe is still intact.

This is basically just a Timpson's shop, with all the usual services but I'm writing this review…read morepurely on the basis that Graham the branch manager here is absolutely great! I've been here a couple of times to get shoes re-heeled and maybe it's the fact that it is quite a traditional trade but you sort of feel like you're getting the kind of service your grandparents bemoan the lack of on this day and age. He always gives you some good chat and clearly has good relationship with all his customers and staff and when you're in there everyones in on the joke!

Lu's Tailor is a great little place in Newington. It appears to be a one-man operation with a very…read morekind Chinese man who shortens pants for only £6 and makes them slimmer for £13. After I bought some really nice pants that were a wee bit too long, I popped in here to inquire about the prices. I thought the place looked good with lots of clothes on the left-hand wall and Lu sitting right by the door at his sewing machine, traditionally wearing a tape measure around his neck. I came back again with my pants and changed into them in his changing room. He pinned them up nicely and I left them with him. Just a few days later I came to pick them up, and he had done a really nice job. Although he doesn't appear to speak a great deal of Englihs, Lu is a friendly and extremely capable man who has great prices on the tailoring work he does. I'll be back again when I need other clothes altered.

I brought my 60L bag into Lu's to replace a broken clip. Not only did they do the job quickly but…read morethe charge was very reasonable. Super easy. Thank you!

Everybody needs a place like this around the corner from their flat. Whilst I'm no domestic…read moregoddess, I can hold my own when it comes to the basic cooking and grappling with the hoover occasionally. Sewing, however, is not something I would ever claim to be capable of and so this tiny tailors shop has been a godsend for me! Although it's not great for more fashion-related things, like getting a dress taken in or the neckline of a top changed, for the more basic tailoring needs this place is ideal. It's also really cheap; when I managed to overfill a sports holdall so much that the strap ripped off at both ends, these guys sewed them both back on for less than £5, and it was ready to pick up the same afternoon.

This is a great tailoring and alteration shop. The guys are always friendly and helpful, and do a…read morefantastic job. I've been going here for years and have never been disappointed with the service offered. I recently went in to have some trousers taken up, the guys spent time making sure the proposed alterations sat well with shoes. The quality of the alteration is brilliant and the trousers fit perfectly now. Very good value in terms of cost too.

I save up my alterations to take them to Tailor Stop when I am in town. There really is no one like…read moreMagda, she can literally do anything! I don't think she uses a sewing machine, I think its actually a magic wand. Apart from top notch work, Magda is super accommodating and the prices are very reasonable. Tailor Stop really is the ONLY place to go!

It's always handy to know a good alterations place, and if you don't alredy have a favourite then…read moreyou could do a lot worse than here. In my case, it's usually to help me out of those times when I buy something way too big just because it's so gorgeous and on sale, only to get home and realise that no amount of safety pinning is ever going to make it look good on. And not being an artsy-craftsy type, I definitely don't alter things myself. Although Stitch Master just along the street is much cheaper, Tailor Stop is specifically a clothing alterations place rather than a generic 'anything that's sewable' place. My stuff was ready the next day, so I can't fault the efficiency of it, but I only gave it 4 stars as there's no getting around the fact that it's a bit pricey. Paying almost £10 just to get the straps on a dress shortened was a bit annoying. If only I'd paid attention when they were teaching us how to sew at school. I'd be loaded by now.

Arrived from Los Angeles for a holiday and my coat zipper broke right when I landed in Edinburgh…read more Was freezing for a while and came here to see if they could fix it. Had it all sorted within an hour. Great service and incredibly friendly. Definitely come here for any alterations and cleaning you need done.

Stopped in quickly for a simple alteration and was greeted with a smile and a quick fix to my small…read moreproblem. Thank you so much. You made my day and saved my trip!!! Nick from New Jersey.

My husband put in an expensive velvet dress to the Straiton Edinburgh branch. On checking the dress…read morethe woman pointed out some stains and that the hem was down. My husband agreed these and paid for a dry clean and for the hem to be put up. On getting the dress back there was a clear iron mark on the back of it. On returning it was denied that an iron had been anywhere near the dress. Latterly one of the ladies in the shop admitted that a trainee had worked on the dress but had been closely supervised. The impression my husband got was that they couldn't do anything to help and frankly they couldn't have cared less. Asked that we wait for the woman who took the dress in to be back at work. Given the intransigence experienced, there was no point to that. People in these jobs should care about people having a great service, they don't. Avoid this firm if you can. We certainly won't be back. Disgraceful service.

I dropped off 4 days worth of clothes to be washed and told them I needed them the next morning as…read moreI was flying out. When I showed up the next morning they had just started them in the wash. I nearly missed my flight waiting for them and took my clothes away damp when I had to leave. The people working were indifferent at best. I'm n top of that it cost 30 pounds! If your from out of town STAY AWAY!! You wii be over charged and you will be greatly disappointed.

Stitches is well known throughout Edinburgh for its high quality of alterations and careful…read moreclothing treatment, and several members of my family have sworn by it for years. I recall coming in here in a massive fluster, wanting a dress altered for a big formal event that I had coming up. In my usual disorganised fashion, I'd left it completely to the last minute, but rather than eyeing me with a look of hostile, we've not got time for this qualities, one of the experienced members of the stitching empire whisked me through to the back to pin my dress in the right places, and in reassuring tones, told me not to worry. I should still be more organised though. Anyway, Stitches has never let me down in the alteration department, and I'm always confident they'll come up with the goods. Aside from alterations, they also do tailoring, dressmaking and drycleaning.

I had a very strange request - a favoured meditation cushion was torn and strangely didn't have a…read morezip to allow access to stitch internally... not only that but the material was thick so possibly wouldn't fit under a sewing machine. I went back a few hours later and, although it now has a fat scar, was totally fixed... not only that but they refused to charge me for such a small job! The staff were so friendly and understanding, totally brushing away my no-clue-about-sewing-repairs-ness. Definitely the first stop for clothing alterations and repairs in Edinburgh!

Popped in this morning looking for a set of four buttons. Gentleman advised he did not sell what I…read moreneeded, but proceeded to go through hundreds of spare buttons until he found four which matched! I've just sewn them on to my top and they are perfect. Thank you for the kindness.

We have recently had a selection of alterations carried out by Morningside Tailors and have been…read morevery happy with the advice given and the high standard of work carried out. One task in particular was the insertion of a zip in an Ilse Jacobsen jacket which I thought would have to be discarded but is now as good as new again. I would have no hesitation in recommending Morningside Tailors for any alterations you may have.

fantastic - altered hubbie's hugo boss suit to perfection after some other butcher just about…read moreruined it; altered my wedding dress and actualy showed me and my mum how to tie it, (and took the time to tie it properly and make sure the back was smooth - unlike the shop I actually bought it from) and have also altered several skirts for me. They are my alteration place of choice and I think they are fabby! I've not used their dressmaking and suit making service, but it seems to be pretty reasonable as well

Pan pan yelp review…read more Wow. Your repairs are splendid! Those moths getting my cashmere blue scarf and my Cathy Kinman sweater. Well the sweater that was manufacture's workmanship. Fabby. See you again!