Chie
Palace Seamstress
Price
Let me know the occasion, the date and about the item to arrange a fitting. You may send some photos and the link in advance for a ballpark estimate. Email
01 Alterations
BRIDAL
A wedding dress bodice and hem alterations typically costs £150 to £450 in total.
A bridesmaid dress bodice and hem alterations typically costs £100 to £150 in total.
Wedding dress hem: £100 to £200.
Wedding wide leg jumpsuit hem with lining: £100.
Wedding wide leg trousers hem with lining: £100.
Bridesmaid dress hem: £50 to £75.
Mother of the bride dress hem: £50 to £75
Other occasion dress hem: from £45.
Delicate / luxury materials, with boning, multilayered, detailing on the hem would be on the higher end of the cost.
No separate charge for fittings and the payment is upon completion. Tax is included in the price.
02 Dressmaking
Creating an outfit, for example a dress from scratch, including pattern making: from £350 + the cost of material. I do not have templates so you need to know exactly what you want.
Creating an item of clothing, by duplicating something you own:
from £180 for drafting the patterns + from £100 for sewing + the cost of material.
*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: £20 per hour.
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 £15 to £30 per hour, depending on the skill used and the intensity of the job.
04 other
I charge £15 per hour for mending - Only available in winter.
I take your body measurements professionally for £20 a session.