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.

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!

Smart stitch, has renewed my wardrobe. Altering items that were too long, big or needed changing…read more Fantastic service and price, so I trusted them to alter my Wedding dress, absolutely amazing, fitted like a glove. Recommend.

Asked him to sew a seam on my material and he said he didn't know what that was and was also giving…read morea lot of attitude definitely wouldn't recommend also very overpriced

I am a very hard person to please, and had a few disappointments of getting garments made…read more but in April this year I found Q Sewing, and what a pleasure this was from start to finish, My outfit was beautiful, and you would never of thought it had been made up, there eye for detail was incredible. They also shorten my husband sleeves of his shirt and made a great job. I certainly will be back, so don't hesitate. Margaret

Amazing...I had my wedding dress made for me but it was a disaster. Went to Tailors and they…read moresorted it out within a matter of days and saved my wedding. I cannot say thank you enough for the owner of the shop who helped me...she was very honest and could spot the mistakes in the dress straight away.

OMGOODNESS I have just been verbally abused, screamed at with finger in my face and ejected from…read morethe shop. I took in a silk jacket I had just purchased to have sleeves shortened. The old lady also said a button needed moving and shoulders adjusted. When I picked jacket up I was horrified to see a mark on front, one sleeve lying at an angle, puckering and large stitching. When I pointed all of this out she was pulling at sleeve denying there was a fault and accused me of: changing my mind about jacket and just wanted money, said I was unhappy with myself and wanted money, body shamed me (size 12/14), picking on an old lady. I pointed out she was the one screaming, not me and suggested she review her cctv to examine her behaviour. There were more insults and terrible behaviour from her but not enough space to list. I am taking her to Small Claims Court for the £595 jacket she has ruined.

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!

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!