Clothing alterations in Dublin

Taelated

Hi lads,

Just want an opinion on this and perhaps future reference on where to get clothes altered.

Is €20 alot to pay to get wide leg jeans turned into skinny/straight leg jeans? Also I handed in a pair of jeans to get the waist tucked in and it was quoted at €16, it was getting nipped in at the back (bum area)? I thought it was expensive but maybe thats just normal??

Appreciate it :-)

Also if you guys know of other good places, let me know!

ladhrann

I'd agree that that is a fairly standard price. Its a fair bit of work to rip out a whole double-stitched or french seam such as you have on jeans and then remove the excess neatly and sew it up again. Its towards the lower end of the scale for that amount of work.

huskerdu

I agree. Altering jeans that will take a bit of time, if it is done well.

Alterations and dress making are jobs that are quite skilled and there are overheads to be paid, like a good machine and materials.

I would expect to have to pay someone who is good at what they do, a decent hourly wage.

(The minimum wage is €8.65 an hour).

Taelated

huskerdu wrote: »

I agree. Altering jeans that will take a bit of time, if it is done well.

Alterations and dress making are jobs that are quite skilled and there are overheads to be paid, like a good machine and materials.

I would expect to have to pay someone who is good at what they do, a decent hourly wage.

(The minimum wage is €8.65 an hour).

Thank you both for letting me know the ins and outs of it, its good to know I'm getting a good price for it! I'm looking forward to getting my jeans back to see them and wear them!

Bob1975

I use the Stitch Shop in Ranelagh. always a great job. On lower beechwood avenue just up from Ulster Bank.