Chie 

01 Alterations

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BRIDAL

A wedding dress bodice and hem alterations typically costs £120 to £300 in total.

A  bridesmaid dress bodice and hem alterations typically costs £90 to £120 in total.

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Wedding dress hem: £100 to £180.

Wedding wide leg jumpsuit hem with lining: £100.

Wedding wide leg trousers hem with lining: £100.

Bridesmaid dress hem: from £50.

Mother of the bride dress hem: from £50.

Other occasion dress hem: from £40.

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Delicate / luxury materials, multilayered or detailing on the hem would be on the higher end of the cost.

I do not charge for fittings and payment is upon completion.

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02 Dressmaking

 

Creating an outfit, for example a dress from scratch, including pattern making: from £300 + the cost of material. I do not have templates so you need to know exactly what you wnat.

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Creating an item of clothing, copying something you own:

from £100 for drafting the patterns + from £80 for sewing + the cost of material.

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*All includes pattern adapting, toile-making and requires a series of fittings.

Creating an item using the same pattern I drafted: from £100 when no change.

Pattern adaptations & tracing: £15 per hour.

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I take your body measurements professionally for £15, if you are to order a made to measure garment remotely.

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, based on the labour hours. Around £15 per hour, depending on the skill used and the intensity of the job.

04 Mending & General Sewing

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I generally charge £15 per my labour hour and do not charge for having a look.

Autumn/winter is a good time to contact me on this.