Alterations and prices
The price list, garment by garment.
Prices start where shown. Linings, pleats, heavy cloth and handwork can add a little, and we’ll always tell you before we start. Turnaround is counted from your fitting.
Before your fitting
Bring the shoes
Trouser and dress hems depend on the heel, so wear or bring the pair you’ll wear most.
Clean and pressed
Please bring garments clean. We can’t pin a hem on trousers that have shrunk in the wash next week.
Price on the ticket
We write the price on your ticket at the fitting. You pay when you collect, by card or cash.
i.
Trousers
Hems, waists and legs. Jeans keep their original worn hem if you’d like.
from
£16
5 days
Express available
Plain or blind-stitched hem, pinned on you at the fitting.
from
£24
5 days
Express available
New turn-ups made from the length you lose, or the old ones moved up.
from
£18
5 days
Express available
We keep the worn factory hem and set it back on at the new length.
from
£24
1 week
Express available
Through the back seam, as far as the seam allowance allows.
from
£32
1 week
Slimmed from the knee down, or all the way from the seat.
ii.
Jackets
Sleeves, bodies and linings, for suit jackets, blazers and coats.
from
£30
1 week
Express available
From the cuff, with the buttons moved and the lining re-hemmed.
from
£65
2 weeks
Shortened from the shoulder so the cuff and buttonholes stay put.
from
£48
1 to 2 weeks
Through the back and side seams for a closer fit at the waist.
from
£38
1 week
Wool, waxed or quilted coats, lining included.
from
£95
2 to 3 weeks
Cut from the old lining as a pattern, in a colour of your choice.
iii.
Dresses
Everyday dresses and skirts, occasion wear and wedding dresses.
from
£28
1 week
Express available
Plain hems. Pleats, linings and layers are priced at the fitting.
from
£38
1 week
Side seams or a zipped back. Boned bodices are priced at the fitting.
from
£180
8 to 12 weeks
Hem, bodice and straps over three fittings, with a final pressing.
from
£70
With your fittings
Hooks or buttons and loops, so the train lifts up for dancing.
from
£45
2 to 4 weeks
Hems and straps, with a group fitting for a bridal party.
iv.
Repairs
Zips, seams, patches and visible mending, often done in a few days.
from
£22
3 days
Express available
A metal or nylon zip matched to the old one.
from
£38
1 week
Express available
Open-ended zips, two-way zips and heavy brass zips for workwear.
from
£14
1 to 2 weeks
Holes in knitwear and denim darned or patched in a thread you choose.
from
£20
1 week
Denim, cord or wool patches, set inside or on top.
from
£8
2 days
Express available
Seams re-stitched and buttons sewn on while you wait if we can.
Express service
Ready in 48 hours, for half as much again.
Jobs marked ‘Express available’ can be done in two working days for 50% on top of the usual price. Same-day repairs are sometimes possible if you call before 10am.
Not on the list?
Ask us. We’ll quote for anything from a moth hole to a full re-cut.
Leather, curtains, christening gowns and kilts all come through the door. Send a photo to hello@ashbyandfell.co.uk or bring it in for a look.
Ask about a job
Fittings Tuesday to Saturday
Pin it once, wear it for years.
Book a fitting slot or just walk in with the garment. Most jobs need one visit to pin and one to collect.