Nancy’s Tailoring & Cleaning

Sarah did a fantastic job on my men’s halloween costume shirt and the price was great. I was skeptical given the location and external appearance of the store but definitely satisfied with the final result. I would go back.

She is the nicest lady I have ever met when I used to live around that area. She makes sure all her customers are her friends as well. She would ask about your family, what’s going on with your life, generally very engaging. Not too many business people will take the time to know about you. Some customers just drop by to chat. I remembered I had a fancy coat that needed major alteration, it may have cost me, but she did a great job shortening it. I thought maybe it couldn’t be done or she might tell me it can’t be done. But she did it.

This is a fantastic little shop. Sarah works hard and makes sure you’re happy with the final results. Ran dozens of alterations by her, the results are always spotless.

Nancy was amazing! I needed a quick hem on my new work pants and I needed it within two days and she did it for me in two hours. They were impeccable! I highly recommend coming here.

$ 16 for cotton loose pant hems, and $ 14 to take up the shoulder hems on a dress. Work was done well, but too expensive for me for basic items, so I’ll probably be going to Chinatown with my pants hems.

I found this on Unilocal and was expecting to receive the great reviews that everyone else was raving about. I had to go back three times and they wanted to keep charging me. I do not recommend this place.

$ 15 to get a pair of slacks shortened. She’s busy, so expect to get your stuff back in about a week. They also no longer do cleaning, which I was disappointed to find out. Call ahead before you come in to find out cost estimates and what work she can do. She really is a nice lady though! Knock on the door so she can let you in.

Boyfriend took his suit and pants in for alterations: hemming the pants, letting out the seat and letting out the suit jacket.
After initial measurements, we were given an estimated receipt for $ 60 — one line that said «Suit jacket» for $ 35 and one line for «Pants, letting out seat and waist» for $ 25. We agreed upon this amount and to come back in a few weeks to pick the items up.
When we came back to pick up the items, they fit fine and the alterations themselves were well made. Our gripe is that the receipt had been altered with a new line item, «Hemming» for $ 15, with the original $ 60 increased to $ 75. The employee there at the time was different than the original woman (probably Nancy?), and after showing her our original invoice for $ 60 and a phone call, this new employee explained to us that the original woman had «just forgot, i guess»
In the end it probably was an honest mistake, but we would have at least appreciated a call making sure we were okay with the extra $ 15, or at the minimum some sort of notification — generally seems like a poor idea to upcharge a customer 25% without letting them know beforehand and assuming they’ll be okay with it.
Overall left a bad taste in our mouths; we’ll probably try somewhere else next.

She is amazing!
Like everyone else, I found Sara on Unilocal and she works wonders when it comes to alterations, especially with my bridesmaid dress in particular. I went to a different tailor to take the dress in a little bit and make it strapless. But somehow the other tailor messed up the front and the dress made my chest look uneven. When confronted, the lady was very rude and said she would have to charge to fix her own mistakes.
So I took it to Sara instead and we were able to discuss couple different options and she was honest about the whole process. Since the wedding was not for another month, she suggested we put in temporary stitches and asked if I can stop by for a fitting, which I was totally okay with. She wanted to make sure everything was done correct the first time around! Week and a half later, the dress is snug and hold everything in the right place. I could not believe she was able to fix it and make it look even better. I also brought in dress pants to get hemmed and it only cost $ 12! She made it look like the original.
I recommended Sara to one of the other bridesmaids and she had wonderful things to say as well.

LOVE THIS PLACE! The woman that works here does amazing work. She’s like a sewing magician/​ninja because you never know she was even there. No trace of alterations are ever visible. I always love the work she does, her efficiency and how reasonable prices are.

I found Nancy’s through Unilocal,and being new to the city, chose it because of the positive reviews. I am sad to say that it was not a positive experience for me. I brought in a tank top to be taken in and a skirt to be hemmed. Nearly $ 100 later, I have a tank top that I had to have altered twice, and a skirt that was ruined. It was an accordion pleat skirt, and the hemming flattened it out at the bottom. She said there was nothing she could do. I’ve tried to take it to several people to have the pleats ironed back in, but was told because of the way it was hemmed, it wasn’t possible.
I wish that when I brought the skirt in, she had told me this was possible. I would have rather worn it at the longer length than spend $ 60 for a skirt I can no longer wear.

I just got my dress back, that I had left at Nancy’s for hemming, and it’s perfect! Nancy was nice and did a great job! And it’s a reasonable price for the good job she does.

I found Nancy’s Tailoring through Unilocal,and with all the positive reviews, I knew she would be the perfect tailor to put a pocket in my bridesmaid dress. I dropped off the dress on a Saturday when her daughter was working. There was some concern that the fabric of the dress would not allow for a pocket and heavy objects in the pocket might cause it to rip off. So, Nancy called me on Monday to give me her opinion. She said it wouldn’t be a problem, and that she would make sure the pocket was deep and didn’t show since none of the other bridesmaids were modifying their dresses. She quoted me $ 25 over the phone, but in the end only charged me $ 20.
When I went to pick up the dress a week later, the pocket was flawless and was able to hold the weight of my iPhone. It ended up being the most valuable pocket I’ve ever had in a dress before since it held the bride’s vows and the rings during the ceremony. Everyone at the wedding was impressed that the pocket I had added was completely undetectable and was in awe of Nancy’s work.

This is my go to place for alterations of any kind.
I have utilized Nancy’s Tailoring on various occasions and each item has come back to me better than it was before. Reasonably priced, professional, and most of all honest. These attributes count most in my book.
Thanks!

I have a couple random jobs have been done with Nancy and they were all well done at a reasonable price. I don’t know to review a tailor shop but hey like i said good job at a reasonable price. Looks like she deserve a five stars.

I recently brought in some jeans that needed to be hemmed. There was the option of «original hem» for about $ 25 (I think), and just a regular hem. The jeans were just knock-​around jeans, so I went with a regular hem for $ 12. They came out beautifully. I will be going back with a cocktail dress that needs to be taken in.

I’ve now brought in a shirt for dry cleaning/​stain removal, a shirt to be repaired, and a dress that needed to be taken in on top and let out on the bottom — the woman, whose name it looks like is Lily despite the name of the store (apparently Nancy is no longer there?), did a wonderful job at a reasonable price for all three. Note that she only accepts cash or checks, though. My first time there to pick up a shirt, and drop off another shirt, I didn’t have cash or a check so she let me leave with one shirt and allowed me to pay for everything when I came back in to pick up my other stuff. Very nice, reasonably priced, quality work!

I’ve never been to an alterations shop before so I was nervous, but my husband’s jeans were getting to be desperate for repair so after reading the Unilocal reviews I took them in.
The shop is very small and the staff is really sweet. I brought them 3 jeans, one for me I wanted hemmed, one for my hubby that had a huge hole in the crotch, and another for my hubby that had a broken zipper.
She repaired them all perfectly! The hole patch was insanely well done — she put a patch on the inside and then sewed over it every which way in dark thread, so you can’t see it but you can tell that hole is never coming back.
It cost me around $ 50 for all three, and they’re cash only but there’s a corner store nearby with an ATM.
I will definitely go to her for any alterations job.

My usual tailor up and closed shop so I hit up Unilocal to find one. I guess this is a good thing since my old tailor was in SOMA, where I used to live, and something closer to my location (Nob Hill) would be better. I did some searching, reviewing, reading and digging, and finally settled on bringing a skirt that was four sizes too large to Nancy’s Tailoring and Cleaning.
I don’t know if Nancy is the lady that works there, but she helped me figure out a good fit for the skirt and told me what alterations she was going to do to it to take it in (ie, trim it on both sides to keep it symmetrical). She asked for a date as to when I needed it and since it wasn’t a rush, I told her whenever she was comfortable getting it done. She gave me a date of a week, a copy of my ticket and I departed.
A week later, I called to see if it was done (just in case, I hate showing up only to find out what I’m there to pick up isn’t ready). Either she doesn’t get a lot tailoring and alteration requests or she’s just that good at remembering people, but she knew exactly what skirt I was referring to when I mentioned on the phone that I was inquiring about alterations to a skirt («the short SHORT skirt right!»)
I stopped in after work and she was super friendly and had my skirt right there and ready for me. I was floored. While my seamstress skills are a bit rusty, I’ve had my share of experiences with tailoring and doing my own sewing and repairs, and I really couldn’t tell that this had been adjusted (other than a pleating issue, but that’s kind of unavoidable due to the fabric and original cut of the skirt). The stitching is great, solid, and I can’t tell that it’s been altered!
The price was spot on ($ 20) and I was more than happy to pay that since my only other option for fixing this skirt was returning it through the mail to the company I bought it from and re-​ordering a different size. This was fast, super convenient, and excellent service. She was also very happy and friendly and fun to work with.
I have a few other items that need some adjustments that I can’t do on my own and I will happily be bringing them in to her to fix up for me. Some of my old clothes will definitely have a new life now that I have a great seamstress to go to!

This place is amazing. I have been coming for years and there is almost nothing Lily can’t do (note, it is Lily and not Nancy). I recently purchased a Vera Wang dress at Bloomingdale’s for a summer wedding. It seemed convenient to have them do the alterations, but after 2 days and $ 80 in alteration fees, the dress was essentially unwearable. I took it to Lily and she stayed up, did all the work that night and only charged $ 25. The dress looked stunning and fit perfectly.
I highly recommend! Bring anything that doesn’t quite fit right and she will fix it.