Chie
Palace Seamstress
Price
Email me with the occasion, the date and the garment info to arrange a fitting. Also attach detailed photos and the link to the item to get the cost estimate in advance.
01 Alterations
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BRIDAL
A wedding dress bodice and hem alterations typically costs £200 to £480 in total.
​A bridesmaid dress bodice and hem alterations typically costs £90 to £160 in total.​
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Wedding dress hem: £100 to £290.
Wedding wide leg jumpsuit hem with lining: £100 to £120.
Wedding wide leg trousers hem with lining: £100 to £120
Bridesmaid dress hem: £60 to £80.
Mother of the bride dress hem: £50 to £80
Other occasion dress hem: from £45.
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Delicate / luxury materials, with boning, multilayered, detailing on the hem would be on the higher end of the cost. Single layered plain hem would be the lower end of the cost.
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No separate charge for fittings and the payment is upon completion. Tax is included in the price.
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02 Dressmaking
Creating an item of clothing from scratch, including pattern making: from £400 + the cost of material.
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Creating an item of clothing, by duplicating something you own:
from £180 for drafting the patterns + from £120 for sewing + the cost of material.
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*All includes pattern adapting, toile-making and a series of fittings.
Creating an item using the same patterns I drafted in the past: from £120 when there is no change.
Pattern adaptations & tracing: £25 per hour.
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03 Sample & Costume Making
Dressmaking, crocheting, knitting, embroidering or hand-painting. Small or big, partially or in full. The patterns should be provided for professional dressmaking unless agreed otherwise.
I usually charge by piece, which we will discuss at the beginning, based on the labour hours. From £20 to £50 per hour, depending on the skill used and the intensity of the job.
04 other​​
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I take your body measurements professionally for £20 a session.
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