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A Devil Of A Dressmaker

We were thrilled this week to receive an email from a happy customer of our Eltham store.  The email confirms that we are justifiably proud of our professionalism, convenience, quality

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Amazing Chiffon Dress Repair

What an amazing save for this chiffon dress. The see through chiffon on this dress was torn, but Santha at our Hawthorn store was able to carefully cut out a flower from the hem of the dress to

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Another Chair Repair

We just had to show you another fabulous chair recovery. This time Lucy at Alter It South Melbourne has worked her magic.  The chair has been completely overhauled with new foam cushions

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Another Leather Jacket Saved

Excellent two step repair by Ernest at our Fountain Gate store - first, the side of the torn pocket was fixed; and then, the large tear under the pocket. Fantastic result – the tear is barely

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April Alteration Of The Month

  Kerry is a mad keen St Kilda Supporter who wanted something special to wear to her 21st birthday that reflected her passion for the Saints and would come within her budget. She came to

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Are You Ready For Spring Racing?

Hopefully some beautiful spring weather is just around the corner. It’s time to get ready for spring racing. We can help.  Let us professionally dry clean or alter your outfit to make it

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August Alteration Of The Month

  Our alteration of the month for August goes to Simone, one of our talented dressmakers at our Camberwell store.  This client came in with her mother's wedding dress, and wanted the

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Beautiful Bridesmaid Dress

Fabulous work by Warren at our Richmond store. Warren recently altered Camilla McElhone's bridesmaid dress, and in Camilla's words: Thank you for altering my bridesmaid dress! Thanks for making it

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Boxing Day Bargains?

Successful shopping at the Boxing Day sales? If something you’ve bought isn’t quite the right size, bring it to us and we’ll create the perfect fit.

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Can You Spot The Repair?

  Before   After See these before and after photos from a delicate repair job completed at our South Melbourne store.  Laura patiently and

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Couch Cover It

Is there no end to the talents of our Alter It professionals?  Look at these before and after photos to see the brand new couch cover sewn by Frances at our Camberwell store.  The

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Creative Way To Add Sparkle To Your Wardrobe

The team at Alter It Fountain Gate recently enjoyed helping their customer to add some sparkle to her wardrobe. A layer of sequin fabric was sewn onto plain singlet tops to create sensational custom

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Dressing James Bond 007

Recently Frances at our Camberwell store had the pleasure of creating a miniature replica of some costumes worn by Sean Connery and Roger Moore in James Bond movies. The cardigan and cap were made

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February Alteration Of The Month

This month's winning alteration came from Frances and the team at Alter It, Camberwell.   Jessica absolutely fell in love with this floral dress, which she purchased a few sizes too big

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Feeling The Cold?

Feeling the cold?  If your puffer jacket has a tear, now is the time to come and see us.  Ernest at our Fountain Gate store recently saved a jacket by restuffing and repairing the

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From "Nana" Cardigan To Modern Cardigan

Creative work by Santha at our Hawthorn store. By replacing the buttons with a zip, a favourite cardigan was converted to give a fresh look to so many outfits.

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Get Your Coat Ready For Winter

Is your winter coat ready to wear? If not bring it in and we can dry clean it, repair it, button it, zip it, or remodel it.

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Gorgeous Melbourne Spring Day

It's a gorgeous Melbourne spring day today. Now's a good time to bring us anything from your spring wardrobe that needs altering.

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Hot Demon Supporter

THE Melbourne Football Club can not be going any worse on the field, so it is great to know they have loyal and committed supporters. Last week a dedicated Melbourne fan came in with a whole lot of

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How To Get The Best Costume For Book Week

Melissa at Alter It Hampton has just made this delightful costume of The Gruffalo’s Child for book week. The theme of this year’s book week is Reading Is My Secret Power – and The Gruffalo book

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How To Get The Perfect Tie

We can make a custom tie for your special occasion. Like the Australia Flag tie recently made at our Fountain Gate store. Perfect for Australia Day celebrations.

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How To Turn A Skirt Into A Dress

Yes – you read that correctly!  Dipika at Alter It Richmond has transformed this maxi skirt into a summery dress by carefully unpicking the seams and reusing the fabric.

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How To Upcycle Your Wedding Dress

Did you know that we can alter your wedding dress so that you can wear it again? We love what Santha at Alter It Hawthorn has done to transform our customer’s red wedding dress. The dress has been

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Indian Wedding Dress Makeover

Thank you to the lovely Jacqui for sharing her wedding photos with us. Kere at our St Kilda store reworked Jacqui’s wedding dress by redesigning the neckline and altering the bodice to create a

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Internet Purchase Too Small?

When an internet purchase is the wrong size – we can help. A customer at our Richmond store purchased a dress online, but the dress that arrived was too small.  Dipika, our talented

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Internet Wedding Dress

Find the dress you love on the internet and we'll make it perfect for you. Just like Adeline did for her wedding dress and veil. Adeline was married in March. Santha King, franchisee at our Hawthorn

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It's Always Nice To Know That You Are Appreciated

Thank you to our customer Elise Elliott for taking the time to send us some positive feedback this week. Elise congratulated the team at Alter It Richmond for always being efficient and nice, and in

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Jeans Too Ripped?

There can be such a thing as jeans that are too ripped! Santha at our Hawthorn store has a great solution – a lace patch from the inside. Looks so good you’ll hope your jeans need repairing.

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July Alteration Of The Month

Melissa Waite is a professional singer and belly dancer who came to our Camberwell store wanting an outfit that would jingle while she danced and shimmied during her performances. She brought

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June Alteration Of The Month

  A young lady customer of ours was recently captivated by a dress she saw online.  She absolutely loved the hemline, and wanted a dress with a similar look.Rather than buying a new

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Leather Chair Repair

Hidden skills – not only is Kere at Alter It St Kilda an extremely talented dressmaker, he also has a talent for furniture renovation! Kere recovered these chairs with black leather, and they look

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Leather Jacket Saved

This torn leather sleeve has been repaired so expertly by Ernest at our Fountain Gate store that it’s hard to believe that the jacket was previously unwearable.  Great save!

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Look At Our Beautiful Beadwork

Maria at our South Yarra store recently did an amazing alteration on this heavily beaded dress. The dress needed significant shortening which Maria did by carefully unpicking the beading

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March Alteration Of The Month

March's Alteration of the Month is an inventive tie creation by Warren at the Richmond Alter It store.   The customer was given some silk fabric by his Mum that he wanted turned into a

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May Alteration Of The Month

   This month's winning alteration of the month is from our lycra ladies at Alter It South Melbourne. Company Hydralyte Sports had their corporate polo shirts transformed into Tour

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October Alteration Of The Month

Laslo the whippet is Alter It's newest happy customer, with these snug doggy pyjamas! Laslo was shivering and cold during the mid-winter months in Melbourne, so his owner brought him into the

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Pocket Repair On Jacket

Another miracle from Ernest at our Fountain Gate store. Ernest was able to replace this jacket’s torn pocket using fabric from the inside of the pocket, and then making a replacement lining for the

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Pom-Pom Beanie Repair

Wasn’t it cold in Melbourne this morning? Lucky this beanie was repaired in time. Perfect pom-pom re-attachment performed by Dipika at our Richmond store.

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Purplicious Dress

Sam, a talented dressmaker/costume maker at our St Kilda store, created this dress.  Hasn’t she done a beautiful job?

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Retro Caravan Cushion Cover

Loved the retro caravan makeovers this week on The Block. At Alter It we’ve also recently been part of a customer’s retro caravan revamp.  The team at our Fountain Gate store restored this

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September Alteration Of The Month

Beck Benson contacted Alter It head office early this September in urgent need of help with three costumes needed for a play that her theatre company was putting on. Beck was referred to our

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Sewing Hack - How To Sew Beaded Fabric

Who would have thought that a gentle hammering can help to flatten heavily beaded fabric to make it easier to sew? Keep reading to see the elegant dress made by Ali at Alter It South Yarra from

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Teddy Bear Surgery

We’re happy to report that this well loved teddy bear has survived surgery and has returned home to be adored by our grateful customer. From worn out to dapper - how handsome he is now! Thanks go

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Thumbs Up OK

You’ve got to hand it to Santha and the dexterous team at our Hawthorn store who recently created this thumbs up costume for a customer.

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Trash The Dress Regret?

Lace on your wedding dress ruined?  We may be able to help.  Dipika at our Richmond store can expertly mend lace on an otherwise ruined dress.

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Unique Patchwork Jacket

We adore this photo that captures a special moment from our customer Esther’s wedding day. The patchwork jacket worn by the bride’s mother was created by Santha at our Hawthorn store. Thank you

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Updated Leather Coat

Don't get rid of your leather jacket just because its style is out of date. It is possible to change the look of your old leather jacket - right on trend for this winter. See how our

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Vintage Wedding Dress Transformation

Another gorgeous wedding dress alteration by Alter It St Kilda. Kere transformed Joh’s mother’s vintage wedding dress into a stunning dress for Joh’s wedding day.

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We Mend Soft Toys

We don’t just rescue clothing at Alter It! We also do shoulder reconstructions for gorillas!

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What To Do If Your Dog’s Coat Does Not Fit

Ginger’s winter coats weren’t fitting her “perfurrctly”, so she came in to Alter It St Kilda where our talented team shortened each coat’s sleeves and adjusted the waist to fit Ginger’s body

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