Shirley & Frida Seamstress

I hate giving low rating but this one deserves it. Normally I would go to my tailor in San Antonio but I figured this was more convenient for a pair of pants. Give her more than a week to do the work. I come today (Saturday) to pick up my pants since they will be closed Sunday and I really need them by Monday night. Well the shop was closed with a note on the door. No phone call prior to my drive here or anything. I wish I was warned that they would be closed today. Also I was a little shocked to find out I have to pay before I even get my stuff alternated. Why would I pay for a job they hasn’t even been done yet. Not too impressed and I’d rather make the drive to San Antonio where my tailor is more reliable.

Slow but they don’t have real tailors in San Marcos and I guess this is the difference between a seamstress and a tailor. The buttons on the blazer don’t gap, and the skirt fits. Four stars because I’m probably just spoiled after living in nyc.

They did a really great job! Took in a dress and it was unnoticeable! The price was very reasonable! It took over a month so make sure you bring it in way ahead of time. Also, it seems very disorganized inside and she shows you dresses asking which is yours (since she doesn’t keep tabs on them), so if it were something expensive like a wedding dress, I wouldn’t trust the system since anyone could probably claim the dress.

Absolutely do not come to this place. I would recommend finding pretty much anywhere else for your alteration needs. I came in, dropped off my wedding dress and was told it would be ready in a week. I should have listened to my gut feeling when I saw someone else come in only to be told their alterations were not complete, but I didn’t and reluctantly left my dress due to this place getting such great reviews. I arrived a week later to pick up my dress and was told that it wasn’t ready and I would need to wait 20 minutes. Thirty minutes later she came out and tried to give me the WRONG dress. I waited for the WRONG dress to get fixed… once she realizes her mistake, she starts to search for my dress and can’t find it. When you’re about to get married, the last type of stress you want is your $ 1200 beautiful wedding dress to be LOST. I started panicking and thinking the worst, like «what if they accidently gave my wedding dress to the wrong person? They did just try to give me someone else’s wedding dress» After all my worrying, they ended up finding my wedding dress, which was not yet altered. They had it for a week and managed to cash my check (according to my bank statement), but still hadn’t managed to make my alterations. They told me «wait 12 more minutes» also not at all comforting that you are going to rush through my alterations in 12 minutes… after another 30 minutes of sitting and waiting, she came out with my dress. I tried it on, and the alterations seem to fit well. The seam lines were not overly straight, but honestly, at this point, I just wanted to take my dress and run out the door. Business owner is nice, but nice doesn’t mean you run a good business. I hope future brides will look at this review and think twice about going here, it’s not worth the stress and it’s questionable whether or not your dress will be inadvertently given to someone else.

They are amazing. I took in a dress my mom gave me that was a size 10 and I am a size 6. They did an amazing job, it fits wonderfully. I took in another dress that was having zipper issues and they fixed it and made it like new. I have yet to bring in anything but dresses, but I’m going to take in my boyfriend tix he got for a wedding that’s slightly too big and see if they can fix it. But so far they are absolutely amazing and I would recommend them to anyone!

I had four shirts altered by them. They do amazing work! It was like adding four new shirts to my wardrobe! Plus they are very nice ladies.

these ladies are the best… they do the best work and fast! they have saved
me at the last minute for several occasions… will not go anywhere else… if you need
any alterations of any kind this is the place to go you will not be disappointed:)

I decided to give this shop a try for last min alterations for a bridesmaids dress and my wedding dress. I had original alterations done in San Antonio but was not happy with the results, so I brought my dress with me for a consultation. Antonina was very helpful and basically said the work that was done on the dress was «very bad work.» She immediately opened up the bodice and saw what the problem was. She offered a solution and had it done in a week. I’m very happy with the work! Don’t be alarmed if the shop is in disarray, she does great work. Highly recommend. Very happy bride!

I was having a graduation dress emergency and I need my dress altered. While on my way to another tailor, I saw this place and pulled in. When I walked in she was hand making a wedding dress so I knew this place was a good choice. I asked her to take a look at my dress and see if she could possibly finish by Monday. She told me to try it on and when I came out she literally started fixing it right away on my body. She finished in 10 minutes!!! After she was done I asked her how much and she said however much I think is right. WHHHHATT?! I gave her $ 15 cause she is awesome.
I’m a big fan of mom and pop places so this place will definitely be seeing me more often. She was very nice and did and good and quick job. Definitely recommending to others.
It is cash only, so remember that before you go.