Lessons and personal services · 25 services
Tailoring, Alterations & Item Repair near you
Hems, wedding dress fittings, suit tailoring and custom sewing, plus repairs for shoes, leather, jewelry, lamps, clocks and other things worth keeping. We find a local shop or maker who fixes that kind of item.
This group covers lessons, coaching and help for you or someone in your family, plus personal services like a haircut at home or clothing alterations. Tell us the goal and the schedule you want, and we match you with someone who does that work.
The jobs people ask for most in this category are clothing alterations, hemming, wedding dress alterations and suit tailoring. We also take less common requests like knife and tool sharpening and key cutting. All 25 services we can arrange are listed below, and if yours isn't there, send the request anyway and describe the problem.
Tell us what the item is, what is wrong with it or what you want changed, and when you need it back. Photos help, and for alterations, say whether the person can come in for a fitting.
The full list of tailoring, alterations & item repair
- Clothing alterations
- Hemming
- Wedding dress alterations
- Suit tailoring
- Zipper replacement
- Custom sewing
- Curtain and drapery sewing
- Shoe repair
- Leather repair
- Purse and bag repair
- Jewelry repair
- Watch repair and batteries
- Furniture upholstery
- Cushions and slipcovers
- Luggage repair
- Embroidery and monogramming
- Costume making
- Quilt repair
- Doll and toy repair
- Lamp rewiring
- Clock repair
- Antique restoration
- Custom picture framing
- Knife and tool sharpening
- Key cutting
How it works
Tell us the problem
Use the quote form to pick the job, add a few details and your ZIP. Photos help.
We text you back
A real person confirms the details and asks anything the pro will need to know.
Get a clear price
You see the price in writing and approve it before any work starts.
A vetted pro does the work
A local pro who does this kind of job every day shows up. We check in after to make sure it was done right.
Who asks us for this
- Parents looking for a tutor, coach or teacher
- Adults learning a new skill or getting back in shape
- Families arranging help or company for an older relative
Where we work
We take these requests anywhere in the U.S. and match you with a pro near your ZIP. Our busiest metros right now are Atlanta, Phoenix, Charlotte, Philadelphia, Los Angeles.