Emie’s Alterations

I want to give them a great review but they’ve done a few alterations for me that fell apart after a couple of weeks. When I brought them back to request they fix their own work, they charged me for it. So effectively I paid twice and it still wasn’t done that well. When I asked them incredulously why they were charging me for work that I’d already paid for they still insisted. Just haven’t seen that before. Where I’m from if you do a bad job and have to try again, you apologize for the inconvenience… you don’t charge your client twice for your error. Disappointing.

Emie’s alterations is fantastic! They’re always on time and my clothes look perfect. I’ve been going here for all my alteration needs for at least the last 12 years. If I’m in a hurry to get an outfit back she’s always accommodating.

I found Emie’s through Unilocal and I’m glad I did. I have a nice floor-​length gown that needed hemming and Emie did a WONDERFUL job! The dress is made of a very soft, almost velvet appearing material, and the hem isn’t rippled or tattered anywhere– it’s perfect!!! The reason she got 4 stars instead of 5 is because it wasn’t ready on time but it was still worth the wait! I suggest leaving sufficient amount of days before an event because she’s not as speedy but she’s very efficient and does a good job. Totally worth the wait!!! (oh and her prices are good too!)

Hands down best place to have ANY alterations done. She is quick, on Point & reasonably priced. I drive from Eastlake because of her! She has been there for years. The only place I can fully trust with my clothes & price.

Quick and fairly priced!
I had several dresses (3 total) altered by Emie the past few months for my own wedding and for a friends wedding I was in. I was pleased with the results of all dresses! Two out of three of the dresses required major alterations (dropped multiple dress sizes) — all which Emie was able to do easily and quickly! I will be going to Emie for all future alteration needs.

Emie is great! Love how she keeps the bottom seam on my jeans on when I get the length shortened! Don’t end up with «tube legs» at my ankles. I’ve had a lot of alterations done with her including my daughters prom dress that was VERY delicate with tons of hand beading! They do a great job! No Credit Card payments accepted.

My first experience with Emie was with a poorly fitting bridesmaid dress. All the bridesmaids had widely varying bra sizes, but the bride gave zero f-​s about our body types and dictated a one-​strap dress. Emie worked a goddamn miracle, and I did not look ridiculous. I will be forever grateful.
Since then I have returned multiple times for alterations, mostly hemming because I am short. She always does a nice job, even putting in a pretty stitch at the bottom of hemmed jeans. Her prices are a bit high… about sixty bucks for seven pairs of hemmed pants and an altered shirt… but I wouldn’t risk going anywhere else.
Note that she does not accept credit cards, only cash, and there’s no sign. There’s an ATM at the gas station across the street, but none in the same shopping complex. So bring cash ahead of time.
Also, the pictures of her grandsons are adorable.

Emie altered several pairs of pants for me, some needing to be taken in quite a bit. She did it in a few days, for a great price, and you would never know they were altered. Very pleased, just be careful when you’re bare foot in there that you don’t get a pin in your foot!

I think we caught her on a bad day. We brought in a costume to get fitted and altered, with a zipper, but Emie seemed like she was rushing us out the door. Didn’t bother to look at how the costume fitted, and and basically told us to rip the costume for it to fit.

Quick, cheap, and she gets it right! You’re in and out of there before you know it.
Needed a bridesmaid dress altered with little time to spare, and she was able to finish the dress in less than a week. Definitely a happy customer.
CASH ONLY!

I have gone to Emie’s for many years now. She can do anything and is so quick! I have had many things hemmed or altered and she does an impecable job. The expensive trick stitch that they offer at Nordstrom’s when purchasing jeans is waaaaay over priced and Emie can do the same exact trick stitch hem. Which is basically cutting off the hem and sewing it back on at the new altered length so that you can’t tell your jeans have been hemmed. Usually happens if your denim is a unique wash or has any deatails, and you would lose that if you just did a regular hem.
She has also done an amazing job for all of our boy’s baseball pants to have them more tailored at the bottom like the big leaguers. She has also fixed football jersey’s. She can do anything!

We had a crisis on our hands when our son’s lovey (a small quilt) had begun to totally fall apart. He absolutely won’t fall asleep without it, and no other blanket will do. So, our dilemma was how to get the blanket to someone to sew back together, and make sure it’s back home before our son’s afternoon nap… and believe me, if you saw the condition of the blanket, you would know this was no small job.
Per the recommendation of our dry cleaner, we took it to Emie. When she got to work at 9:30 a.m., we pleaded our case and said we would pay whatever it cost to do a rush job on the blanket in order to have it back by noon that same day. We wanted to do whatever it took to avoid a toddler meltdown, but we thought there was a slim chance any tailor could/​would complete the job quick enough.
Emie made the blanket look like new and had it done by 11:00 a.m. Plus, she only charged us a very small fee.
Needless to say, we’ll be taking all of our alteration work (and blanket upkeep :-) to Emie in the future. We couldn’t be happier, and neither can our toddler!

I have been going to emie’s for 8 years now. As I am vertically challenged, her tailoring is a must if I don’t want to be dragging my pant hems on the floor. Her prices are one of the cheapest in the city and she is a pro.

I’ve been taking my clothes to Emie for years now and she has never disappointed. I’ve had jeans hemmed, dress pants taken in and hemmed, bridesmaid dresses altered, and repairs to ripped seams. The work is always done perfectly, I’ve never had to ask for anything to be fixed or redone. Also, she works quickly, usually having things ready to be picked up within 3 days or so. You can’t beat the prices or the quality, so much so that I still come here after moving 20 minutes of the way because I’m afraid to take my clothes anywhere else.
Make sure to bring cash as they don’t accept credit cards.

Couldn’t agree with everyone more– great place! Nice people! Wonderful prices!
I sent my wedding dress to get cleaned and boxed up and they sent it to New York– came back great and was the best price around.

$ 6 to hem a pair of jeans! Unheard of! Everywhere else I’ve called charge like $ 10 – 20!
They have those podiums and mirrors for you to try your outfits, and they help you decide how you wanted them tailored exactly. It’s a real alteration place, not one of those cleaners slash alterations.
They can also do overnight alterations with a rush fee.
P. S. If it helps you, the language barrier many of the reviewers mentioned is Vietnamese.

Disregard the fact that if you call them you probably won’t be able to hear them and they won’t be able to understand you. They close around 6, they’re open on the weekends, and they’re cheap.
Emie knows what she’s doing, ask for her! I once let one of the other ladies do my jeans and it ended up being an inch too long (though I brought it back and they fixed it up and it was ready the next day)
Don’t be thrown off by their lack of hospitality, this isn’t a B&B, just come in, put on what you’re wearing in the dressing room, have them size it up for you, and get out. It’s fast, reliable, and you know, I rather not have to stand around and chat it up with with the people working there.
I think for jeans you can keep the original hem for $ 12 or go with their hem for $ 7, I’ve done both and they do a great job!

I have a suuuuper hard time understanding the folks at Emie’s due to language barrier… but for some reason, it doesn’t matter AT ALL.
Every single pair of jeans I’ve brought here to be hemmed has come out measured out perfectly for me without me ever having to fuss about anything. They just KNOW what you’re looking for I guess?
I’d highly recommend Emie’s…they’re priced extremely well and do a great job, and have a 1 – 2 day turnaround time when things are not too busy.

I bought 4 new suits and needed the pants hemmed and cuffed. Saw the positive feedbacks on Unilocal so brought theEmie two pairs of pants and gave them a shot. They nailed the length and waist on the first try. Kudos!
The reason I gave them a 3 is because of the price ($ 10 for cuff an $ 10 for hem/​waist) and because when I got the pants back one of them had double pressed lines. Not sure why they were pressed the whole pant and not just the cuff. Either way, if you’re gonna do it then do it on the correct crease. They kept the pants and I picked them up the next day and they were fixed.
Overall, an ok experience but took 3 days to get everything back correctly. Next time I’ll go across the street and try their competition out (Sew Elegant).

I was recommended to try out this place by a former roommate. I am a tiny person, so everything needs to be shortened or taken in– especially dress clothes!
The best thing here are the prices. They do a terrific job with alterations, but the prices are definitely what keeps me coming back. $ 6 to hem, and only a little more if you are shortening jeans and want to keep the original hem. I always do this with jeans so I can keep the original seaming and fading pattern on the original hem. I’ve had dresses taken in here and took in my wedding qipao to get altered here as well (had the sleeves taken off). They have consistently done a terrific job, everything is always done when they say it will be, and yes– they do ask you to try things on when you return for them as well to ensure that they got a good fit.
The only things I don’t like so much about this place is that it’s not exactly «service-​driven,» if you get my drift. They’re quick and efficient, and sometimes that goes over as brusque and unfriendly. But the prices are right and they do a great job!
Oh– and cash only.