Shim’s Custom Tailoring

The lady who works there/​owns the place is super nice. The service was great and fast. Price is reasonable. She did a great job on my dress and it fits perfect. Definitely will go back again if I need to get my alternation done again!

Service was quick. she did precisely as I asked. A beautiful job done with a difficult fabric for a very fair price.

It took me a while to get used to the owner’s sense of humor — she can be a tad blunt and sarcastic — but wow she’s a heckuva tailor. I’ve asked her to practically redesign some of my vintage clothing, but she will work with me and my stupid requests without too much eye rolling. The results are always perfect. Not super cheap, but worth the quality she puts into it.

I’ve been coming here for at least 4 years. I have tried a couple other tailors in the area, but I always end up back at Shim’s.
Although she may not be the cheapest in town, every piece I’ve brought in has turned out wonderful. From a vintage leather jacket with ripped lining, a dress 2 sizes to big, loose blazers, a very intricately beaded dress, and a myriad of too-​long jeans and pants… I’m not the least bit disappointed with one item, and it takes a week every time, no matter how complex the request.
She is efficient and friendly, her prices aren’t bad, the hours are convenient, and her work is great, in my experience. I will miss this place when I leave Columbus.

Every petite South Asian gal needs a go-​to tailor and this establishment has been fulfilling this need since 2008. Not only is Ms. Shim (I actually, sadly, do not know her name, hence referring to her by this moniker) adept at the regular alterations (hems, repairs), she will also work with you to completely alter an outfit. For example, I recently bought a dress that I absolutely fell in love with but was two sizes too large for me. She expertly darted and took in the dress to fit me perfectly! This tailor is a great value in terms of price, time, and work product!

This place does terrific work. I needed to have my suit altered before going out of town and had only 2 days to get it done. Shim’s took it and and had it turned around for me the next day. She only charged a few more $‘s to have it done next day, which I thought was extremely fair, not to mention the thing fit like a glove (sides brought in and the seat brought up in the pants). Looks like a custom suit.

Great experience at Shim’s Custom Tailoring. I am not a Columbus, OH native so I was working from very little when I was trying to find a tailor for my suit. So I tried Shim’s since the reviews were fairly positive…
Overall, great experience. She was timely and knew pretty much what I want. I wouldn’t say the end product was flawless, but definitely closer to what I wanted. I’m sure she would have been more than willing to continue to work on it if I had the time.
I did enjoy how she kept apologizing for the price when in reality it was very reasonable ($ 100 for some serious tailoring). I’m sure you can find higher-​class tailors in the area, but she did some great work for a more-​than-​decent price. Not bad on a college kid’s budget.

My husband asked that I post this review because he is very pleased with the work Shim’s does:
I’ve had 3 suit jackets tailored here. Each one to perfection. I can not recommend Shim’s enough. She’s so nice, great at listening and her pricing can’t be beat. I love going here. In fact I have two more jackets I need to drop off there tonight. HIGHLY recommended.

She messed up all my suit jackets when shortening them. Then she complains to me about her work load. Not going back. She doesn’t know what she is doing. She thinks people won’t notice her shabby tailor jobs.

Disclaimer — I don’t have a lot of experience with tailors. Who really does anymore? What I expect is that they know a lot more than me about tailoring and it looks good/​fits well when they are done.
The store is «quaint» — maybe described as «retro» or «throwback». Not a fancy mall clothing store, for sure, but like I said that isn’t the criteria for a good tailor.
«Mrs. Shim» who I don’t know if that is her name, but she is the boss and fits the bill to a «T». I took in a suit that needed full alterations for my brother’s wedding. She had me try it on and assume the platform. She was pinning and chalking and we were done before I knew it. I had a pair of pants with a rip in the leg seam, she said she would take care of that in a way that made me believe that rip in that seam had about a snowball’s chance in hell of surviving Mrs. Shim’s sewing machine and thread.
I went back to pick up my suit, she had it ready and it fit perfectly (granted I could have lost a few pounds and avoided this expense at all!!) It was a little more than I thought, but how often do I use a tailor? When I left I looked Like A Bowoss!
Mrs. Shim FTW!

This lady’s the BOSS! I gave her my suit to be tailored, where I wanted my sleeve to be lengthened and the chest area to be made tighter. After a few pins here and there, she told me to come next week. Boy was i surprised to find out the suit fit me perfectly. The quality of her work is flawless. I would come back here anytime no doubt. Price is also decent. Highly recommended.

I have been to shim’s twice. The first time she did a nice job on hemming my baby’s dress pants but she charged $ 10 which I thought was pretty steep.
The second time was just last week. I asked her if she did an original hem on denim and she said she did. Well, $ 17 later and they are not an original hem. She did reattach the detail, but she used navy thread and the area where the hem and Leg come together is really thick.
I’m sure she does a great job on basic stuff, but I was really let down by the job she did on my jeans. Being short, I was hopeful to finally have a go-​to seamstress.

Good stuff! Not much to report here other than Shim’s did a great job hemming my jeans. It was more expensive than I thought (hoped) it might be at around $ 17. I’ve had my jeans hemmed for $ 11 before so I feel like $ 17 might be a little steep. Then again, maybe I was just lucky to have gotten the other ones done for $ 11. Anyway, recommended!

I picked Shim’s because of the name. Shim’s alterations… am I the only one who gets it? Anyway, the store is located in Clintonville and only has off street parking. This ensures you will not only get stuff altered but you can burn calories while getting there.
Shim’s is a little, stuffy shop. The front room holds a dressing room and «tailor pedestal». The back room holds who knows how many clothes in the process of being altered.
The woman who greeted me was nice and got straight to business. It was fun standing on the pedestal and having my measurements taken. As a smaller person I have had a hard time finding pants that are my length. At Shim’s they altered my pants for heel and flat length. Perfect for black pants for work and jeans for play. The price to get both altered was only thirty dollars. It took a week to get them done, but having pants that aren’t dragged on the ground is worth it.

Even though it’s location is slightly out of my comfort zone, this place is an excellent find! If you’re in search of a modestly priced tailor shop that can do it all in just a matter of hours, then search no more– Shim’s is exactly what you’re looking for.
As I gradually work my way in to the world of adults (Ohhh, it burns!!), I keep finding myself in situations that require formal clothing. Shirt and tie formal, that is. I’ve owned the same pair of black dress pants for the past three years, and although they’ve usually managed to get me through job interviews and such without looking like a bum, their age finally started to show a week ago. The night before a job interview, of course. What to do?
I frantically got on to Google and searched for a tailor that was open after 5 pm and was within a 10 mile radius of my house. The first hit that came up was Shim’s, so it was off to Clintonville to get my pants re-​hemmed! I managed to get in the door around 5:30, and the woman said she would have them ready no later than 7 PM when they closed. This was a huge surprise to me, but a pleasant one nonetheless. I came back in an hour later and there they were, hanging from a rack and ready to go. The whole thing only cost me around 15 bucks to top it all off. I wouldn’t know about getting a whole entire suit or formal dress reworked here, but for quick and simple alterations, this seems to be an excellent choice!