Gizmo Notion

Great local shop with a wonderful proprietor! Brought in my POS machine and was charged a reasonable sum to fix it in a reasonable amount of time, and was never made to feel bad about my cheap machine. Also, given some invaluable free advice on what sewing machine to buy next!

Not much to say everybody hasn’t already said. Hossein (the owner) is amazing. I don’t own a sewing machine but I’m always working on projects with clothing and he’s always completely committed to solving all problems. He really cares. Anybody who walks in here can feel that. He’s knowledgeable, professional, and a total sweetheart. The east village at its best!

Small fabric section in the notions shop is convenient for getting odds and ends when you don’t have to be super particular. I managed to find fabrics that I could use for my muslins and they were reasonably priced. The owner was very friendly and helpful.

Amazing service! Had my sewing machine fixed by the next day and when I came to pick it up he had me test everything out and gave me a bunch of helpful tips. Above and beyond!

Best !!! Absolute BEST! I took my first very old singer machine to get repaired and he did a fabulous job showed me a few tricks on how to use it. I had to go back three times because I didn’t know how to use my machine for different issues and he was beyond patient with me. Also took my second machine for service! I will continuously come here for any of my issues. Great service very knowledgeable !!

I’ve recently got into sewing and have been sewing like a fiend. To my utter dismay the hand wheel on my machine locked up. I took it over to Gizmo and I’m so happy I did. Hussein fixed my machine in a few hours and it’s running better than before. He also taught me a few things about my machine. Practically got a lesson. ;) he was very personable and friendly and was reasonably priced. I’m super grateful and will definitely be back. :)))

i totally forgot to ask him for his name but the guy with the mustache totally saved my Bernina Record 530. I bought the thing off ebay and it wasn’t working so I took it to Gizmo. as soon as i walked in, he looked gave a quick look and found the problem right away. he told me that i can stay in the shop or go walk around for an hour and he’ll have it ready when i’m back. when i got back the machine was running, he showed me how to thread the machine, and a few tips and tricks to take care of it. he’s a super friendly man and the price he charged wasn’t too bad at all. he’s definitely now my go to guy for sewing machine repairs in NYC. thank you!!!

I wanted to buy a used sewing machine, which he prepared for me but it was too heavy to even carry it into a cab much less walk it to a subway, so I ended up buying a brand new American Home sewing machine for $ 185 + tax (and it only weighed 14 lbs). When I got home, I realized the machine was far cheaper online ($ 129) and mine didn’t even come with a zipper foot! So Mr Hossain gave me a zipper foot the next day. He also said he believes the online sewing machines are refurbished, but it was too late for me to do anything about it. A lesson learned! Anyway, I love my machine and Mr. Hossain is very patient and has you test the machines repeatedly before you buy. I broke a needle almost immediately and was able to purchase a heavy duty needle for my machine for $ 1 from his store. So all in all, I’ll be back because he is friendly and he has some supplies that are hard to find in this part of town.

I’ve taken a few months to get to this review that I’ve wanted to do. I used to live in the area and would stop at Gizmo frequently. I enjoyed seeing Hossain and the fun sewing related items at great prices. Having moved from the area about ten years ago, i forgot about Gizmo as a sewing machine repair option; was reintroduced on this site. Hossein scheduled with me for the repair at a mutually convenient time. He arrived promptly, was kind and fun to talk to, repaired my two machines at a fabulous price. Months later, all still working fine and I would recommend Hossain/​Gizmo with no reservations. He mentioned that he has a technician that goes outside Manhattan. So pleased.

Mr. Gizmo was fun to talk with. His mellow nature is precious in the city. I’m glad I stopped by.
I came for special needles, for making a stuffed animal. In this small store I didn’t expect much but I was wrong. While I was chatting with Mr. Gizmo at his desk/​cashier/​counter, I noticed variety of noodles were hanging behind him like a wall paper. He had few choices for me. I got the one with a curved needle and some long, and some thick, straight ones all in a tight package, and a strong thread for it. Mr. Gizmo said, this thread, «Heavy» is very strong and nothing breaks it.” But I was looking at the one visually thick but his honest recommendation sealed my decision and he knew what he was talking about. It is a strong thread. Thank you Mr. Gizomo.

I couldn’t be happier with my service. I bought my machine second hand (though it was only two years old), and have always struggled with it. Finally I decided to get it serviced, and I’m so glad I did. Fixed within a day, and its never worked better. He even spent 10min showing me giving me tips on how to operate the machine more smoothly. Awesome service!

This place is great! I went here today in search of a very particular style of button (far from an expensive purchase, mind you), and the man working here spent at least 15 minutes trying to help me. It’s wonderful to know that there are still businesses operating in the East Village that have such excellent customer service, even when the business is making a less than lucrative sale. If you’re looking for fabric or other notions and are in the area, I suggest you stop in here and see what you can find.

Made a custom sized zipper from scratch for me in less than five minutes. And he was so sweet! A total gem of a fabric and notions shop on the LES

Feel fortunate that places like this still exist to fix sewing machines. He tuned up my machine and then showed me good techniques to keep it running smoothly.
I see some reviews commenting on the fabric selection. This is a small «hole in the wall» shop. Gizmo’s appeared to have a lot of notions and sewing gear, but a basic fabric selection compared to Mood or other fashion district fabric stores. What is clearly special about this place is the skilled craftsmanship and parts to fix machines — and the depth of knowledge to answer your sewing questions. But if they don’t have something you need beyond that, my sense is that they could help you find it.

Absolutely wonderful! Fixed the 15 year old sewing machine that my mom sent me. Now it runs like it’s new! He even showed me how to use all of the special features on the machine. It took him less than a week to fix everything and he only charged me for a tune up.

Really 4.5. I took my machine in for a tune-​up. The service was great, attentive, and thorough. The owner let me test the machine before I left. The machine is so much quieter and runs much smoother now. My only complaint was that the machine was covered in oil and I’m still wiping it off after a few weeks of use. Fortunately, it hasn’t ruined anything, but smells like WD-​40. They have good prices on notions and clear machine oil. They don’t have much of a fabric or thread selection.

Amazing! Repaired my grandmother’s 1940s machine! Quick and totally reasonable. Even helped me with loading the sewing machine back into a taxi.

Hossein and Gizmo were lifesavers two days in a row! I needed to get a new pressure foot and called around yesterday to every sewing machine parts store in the fashion district. But in the end, only tiny Gizmo in the East Village carried it (not even the sewing machine wholesalers sold the part)! Then, last night thread kept getting jammed in the bobbin area of my sewing machine, so I decided to call on Hossein again. I called around noon today, dropped in at 2:30pm, and the machine was fixed within half an hour on the spot! As previous Unilocal reviews mentioned, Hossein is such a patient and knowledgeable individual and was ever-​so helpful and instructive! Gizmo is a little gem for sewing machine repair and needs — 23 years and still going strong! Thank you, Hossein — I hope you have 23+ more years of great business!

I’m currently a first year student at Parsons and I had to make a nomadic shelter for my 3d class and I need to get materials for my project which was going to be a sweater that extends into a blanket. I was looking for many different things and gizmos has it all!
Gizmos notions is such an awesome place to get any buttons, zippers, fabric, threads, Velcro, and anything else you can think of! The prices are very affordable and Hossein who is the owner of this awesome place and he is so friendly and very helpful !! Where it would have taken a couple of places to purchase the things I got, I was able to find them all in one awesome notions store! Check out Gizmos! :) I highly recommend it !

Really great experience. The owner serviced our machine and got it working in great shape (including jerry-​rigging a light switch that was broken and for which there was no replacement part available). When we picked it up he spent 15 minutes showing us all the features we didn’t know how to use. Good selection of accessories.
Best part though was what a knowledgeable, funny, craftsmanly, awesome dude he was. Really felt like this guy was doing a job he had a passion for — it was enough to make me want to sew a lot (and I don’t even know how to sew — it was my fiancees machine).