Love-Way Sewing

Great service and craftsmanship. Fixed my old combat boots which no one else would touch. The prices are reasonable and the owner is friendly. Always my go to place.

Absolutely terrible. A zipper on my boots was broken, and I asked Love-​Way to fix it. He put in a zipper that was clearly a different color; the zipper was sewn so poorly that there were bulges on the side of the boot; and the stitches were sloppy and crooked, nothing like the original; and the placement of the beginning of the zipper didn’t match the other boot’s. And it all cost me $ 34 dollars. I took them to get re-​repaired (for half the price!) and the result was much, much better, and was done in less than a day while Love-​Way took a week. I know that a better job can be done. Definitely do not recommend.

I stopped in the Love-​Way Shoe Repair Shop on Halloween day to ask about getting some nylon straps sewn to heavy metal clips for a bike carrier. I was hoping to get the job done right away, and Mr Love did not disappoint. I was just passing through Durham on my way to Raleigh, and even though he was busy with other jobs, Mr Love did my job while I waited (about 10 minutes) and the price was very reasonable. Great guy and he plays good Jazz music on the radio too!

My favorite handbag, roughly 5 years old, recently popped a strap. The stitching securing the loop of the leather handle to the hardware on the bag just wore through. I was bummed, and also mystified… could (would) a cobbler handle handbag repair?
And they do! Or at least Gayford (sp?) does. I was directed here by signage on closed-​for-​renovations Main Street Shoe Repair. And I’m glad I sought it out. The owner is the friendliest around, and his workspace — in the front rooms of a cozy house — is packed to the gills with antiquery cobbling wonderment. Rather than have me make two trips, he encouraged me to take a seat as he proceeded to repair my bag handle on-​the-​spot, chatting with me all the while. It took about five minutes, and cost me five dollars. The loop is a little warped where it connects; but otherwise, it’s good as new (or as good as it was before it busted!).
I told him I might bring some shoes by, but that I’m embarrassed by their condition, since I beat my shoes up pretty badly. Gayford looked at me and said:
«When you go to the hospital, you don’t apologize about your condition, do you? It’s the surgeon’s job to fix you up. And it’s my job to fix your shoes.» I fell in love then and there.