I had an AMAZING experience at Creative Needle Tailoring! From the moment I walked in, I knew I was in good hands. He was incredibly fast, professional, and truly knows his craft. What impressed me the most was how effortlessly he fixed my item--it's clear he takes pride in what he does and has mastered his skill. Not only did I get top-tier service, but he also made the whole experience enjoyable with his great personality and sense of humor. It's not every day you find someone who is both highly skilled and genuinely fun to interact with! If you need alterations or zipper repair, don't even think twice--this is the place to go. Quality work, quick turnaround, and excellent service all in one. Highly recommend! read more

Absolutely horrible!!!!!!!!!! guy was hardly friendly and the pants weren't ready in time for my trip AFTER speaking about it specifically with him. Went after 9am when they open before the airport, no one in sight. NEVER GO HERE. read more

I called several other places to fix the back of my husband's neck tie. No one wanted to fix it, but Creative Needle Tailoring accepted quickly over the phone. I brought the neck tie in on Friday afternoon. The owner stated I can pick up the neck tie on Monday. We agreed on $15. I arrived on Monday at 1PM. I saw my tie crumpled up in the corner of his work space. The owner stated "Your tie isn't done yet. Give me 10 minutes." I was annoyed by this comment. I waited in my car for 10 minutes and then went back inside. We previously agreed that he was going to use a tag from a different neck tie with a brand name on it, so I was a little disappointed to see a random non-matching pattern. Since this is the back of the tie and not seen when you wear it, it wasn't a huge deal to me. I also didn't want to wait any longer. So, I paid the $15 and left in pouring rain. If he had been done with the neck tie before I got there, I wouldn't have left in the pouring rain. The place appears disorganized and cramped. I think the owner should install a bell on the door, because I was standing there for a good while before he noticed me both times. 2 stars since his work was rushed, not on time, and a different design than what was agreed upon. read more

Creative Needle Tailoring - Sewing & Alterations Near Me - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

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I feel badly for the owner however, I am not a licensed therapist or his friend and he cried all his personal problems to me on my third visit to his shop. I felt very uneasy about being alone with him as he went on and on about his family and roommate problems. He is sloppy and his shirt was partially unbuttoned. His store is so disorganized with clothing tossed about everywhere. I never will return and actually sent someone back to the shop to pick up my altered items. It was not a surprise that it took him a while to find them. No ticket and items not tagged, no receipt is given and he over promises when the work will be ready. I do not recommend. read more

Michael was more than accommodating. He sold my patches to perfection. I will continue to use this company very reliable.

Went to the shop on a Sunday morning, the owner was very friendly and knowledgeable and was able to get me right on the schedule, all for a very reasonable price. I will be back soon! read more

Mike had taken in 2 dresses that I needed fixed prior to a wedding (one of them being a heavy sequins dress) and was able to get it back to me within a few days, just in time for the wedding and perfectly fitting on my body as needed! read more

Mike with creative needle was an angel! I came in expecting to drop my item off for alternating and picking it up in a few days. Mike was able to measure me, alter my outfit within 20 minutes and send me on my way . I am so happy I came here I will always recommend Creative needle to anyone looking for a tailor or alteration shop!!!!!! read more

Not quality work, not on time, not reputable. Didn't know if this review would work with no stars soI upgraded his work and ethics's to a 1. This man / place is not reliable or trustworthy and does not stand by his work. Took monies, and ignored his promise of completion and quality. Don't pay him until your garment is completed to your satisfaction and double checked. Also finish dates are not reliable. I paid him in full, in advance for alterations on two shirts and one jacket and 1 pair of pants i needed for a wedding in two weeks. He sold me an extra suit and Tommy Bahama pants to be done with job. It was not ready as promised. I picked up after deadline as he didn't do them the day until the day before my fight out. Also missing Tommy Bahama pants. When i dressed for the wedding, i found the back of the puchased suit jacket pleats poorly altered and sticking out like fins. Also was stained, it had soap markings on it, and needed cleaning and press. I Wore my altered jacket, pants and shirt to wedding. Jacket ok, shirts ( both ) had 30 inches of hanging thread on every alteration made, both sleeves and both sides. When driving to the wedding i noticed my pants hem down and one leg sewed other not. Had to staple hem. Returned extra suit sold by him and he said he would fix them. Then he switched 100 pants for Costco 30 dollar pants. Both are still not wearable. Most distressing experience. Im writing this off as being hustled by a dishonorable owner. read more

Mike came in clutch called him about three hours before my event and he was able to take care of two clothing items about 30 minutes before the event started came in and saved the day read more

Absolutely love Michael. Needed last minute altering and he helped me right away. Took care of it without hesitation. Will definitely come back. read more

STAY AWAY! Had used this place before for small alterations and Mike was friendly and did a decent job. I brought in two simple unlined dresses and asked them to be hemmed 2.5in shorter. Very simple. He said it would take a week. I figured he was busy and I said ok. A week later the store is closed ... during normal operating hours. I call and there's no way to leave a message as he doesn't have voice mail. Finally when he decides to show up he answers and I tell him I'll pick up the dresses even though they are not yet done. read more

Fixed the zipper on my leather Valentino backpack. Charged a very reasonable price and then went above and beyond to store it properly and keep it in a safe place until I returned a month later from my vacation read more

I am leaving a one star review because the owner is very kind, and is a very nice guy. However, I brought in 3 dresses to get tailored, and the first two dresses I received back within 2 weeks... they turned out decent enough, but the third dress took five months to get back... all I needed was for it to get taken in slightly and it was a disaster, I called in almost every week for five months and he kept telling me to come in next week, and every week I came in it was not ready. Very frustrating experience for me. read more

I just moved to the area and was in need of a tailor. I saw the overall 4 star rating and thought I'd be in good hands. I brought a pair of Levi shorts in to be taken in at the waist and he said it would be a project and it sucks to do but that it was doable. Told me to call back in a week or so to pick up. He tried to pin where I needed it taken it but they were popping off so he haphazardly marked with chalk in the back. I already became skeptical.. I came back a week and a half later and he said his machine was broken and he wasn't finished. No problem. I called a week later he said he still wasn't done and to come in on Monday. I came on Tuesday, (now three weeks since drop off) and I tried on the shorts and they looked practically the same.. back was gapping a solid THREE INCHES (I measured), but now there were threads sticking out all over the place. He said he could take them in more in the back and I said no since it's been three weeks. He told me he'd show me and started to stitch on them with NO MARKINGS saying he could eyeball it. I said no since he tried to do that the first time and it didn't work. I am not one to leave bad reviews but I needed to make a comment about my experience. Very unhappy and frustrated. If you end up having a good experience very here, good for you, but clearly I am not one of the lucky ones... read more

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I see all sorts of reviews here. I have not had a good experience/results here. Based on results it seems that he had good and bad moments. Both of mine were sloppy. I have come here since it's only 5 minutes from my house. Usually it's on a last-minute basis which might be why the job has been so sloppy. The first time my boyfriend needed a Halloween costume fitted/adjusted and he did a horrible job. We actually threw the costume away. The workmanship was sloppy and it looked just as bad after the very costly alteration. The second time I went was also on an emergency basis, I just needed a simple hem done on a tank top. He charged $20 for a simple hem. Never in my life have I ever paid $20 for a hem. And this was a cheap simple tank top. The hem Cost more than the top! I will never go there again. Not even on an emergency basis. In fact right now I heading to Hallandale where I used to live and always had a great job done. It's 25 min away but they are 100% worth it. I will not come back here. Sloppy alterations both times. read more

WoW! I had heard a couple horror stories about this place, with regards to sheisty pricing, delayed completion times and general smarminess of the owner Mike- but the location was convenient so silly me, I decided to give it a shot. I won't bore you with all the details but suffice to say I got ripped off by Mr. Mike and will not be back! He reminds of me a car salesman, actually... and is definitely not a good dude. Having used numerous seamstresses and tailors over the years I can tell you with absolute certainty that in addition to being a sheister, ole Mikey is also NOT at the top of his craft. Save yourself the headache. Two thumbs down!!! read more

Hate to leave a one star review but after going back to his shop today for the 2nd time in search for my pants he still can't find them. When I kindly and jokingly asked if he lost them he got all defensive and said they are here somewhere they are not lost and not to accuse him of something that's not true. He told me to leave my phone number (oh wait I did that the first time too) and he will call me. The place is a disorganized mess. read more

Mike was amazing! Super accommodating and supports LEO and first responders. Thank you Mike!

Cannot trust this person. I dropped a dress off for a zipper fix several months ago. He told me it would take a few days. A month later, I dropped off another dress for a small seam rip and the first dress was still not done. He said the second dress would only be a few days in which I gave him a deadline for 3 weeks later. It has been 3 months so I went to the shop to pick up my dresses. The shop was locked during business hours so I called the guy. He was very rude and when he showed up his tone was very aggressive because I wanted to take my dresses and leave. I had given him plenty of time to fix them but he made no moves. I had gained a sketchy feeling about him because the second time I dropped off a dress, he was pushing hard to sell me someone else's (I am assuming he never got to theirs and the owner forgot..??) If he had at least communicated to me before the deadlines that the dresses would not be ready, I would have been understanding. But he didn't have any respect to do that.... Just leave you hanging. God forbid someone actually rely on him for a time sensitive fix. Work never got done, so I will be going somewhere else. I also want to note that when I picked up the unfinished dresses, he was trying to hand them off saying he fixed the one with the seam rip, as if he wanted to charged for it. I held up the dress and said, "the rip is right here." That was very idiotic on his end. I could tell he was trying to rush me out with a sale. So, if he does mention your items are ready, check them first before you leave. Zero stars but had to put one to post the review. read more

I looked this place up the other day by entering "alterations" and my zip code. It was around the corner for me, and there were already 2 good reviews, so I thought "why not". The owner, Mike, is a nice guy. I needed a dressed altered just a little in the sleeve. He had me try it on, stuck some pins in it, and told me to go change. When I came out he was already sitting down at the sewing machine waiting for me. I handed him the dress and thought I was going to be told when to come back and pick it up. "Sit down, hang out for a minute, I'll be done very quickly" is what Mike said. So I did. He chit-chatted for 5 minutes, and we hung out for a little, and before I knew it he was done. He charged me $10 and I'm very pleased with the work. Here's the thing. The owner doesn't know a lot about the internet, or marketing. He's old school. He's been doing this for years, and it's all he knows. He runs a good business, and is good at what he does. I think he just needs some boost in business, and maybe a good review like mine on Yelp will help. But beware- he's half Italian (Sicilian ) and half Egyptian. So he can be a little pushy, but he's got the best intentions. Just like a typical Italian Mother with the "tough as nails" attitude of someone from the Middle East. I enjoy that, but it might not be for the faint of heart :) If you're in the area- throw Mike some business. read more

I have never left a review before, but I cannot express how happy I am with Mike's service! I came in late on Thursday with two dress that needed to be hemmed for a wedding. I needed them done by Tuesday. He said no problem and promptly called me on Tuesday morning to let me know that they were ready! He also had them dry cleaned and pressed so that they were ready to wear AND the price was so reasonable for the work he did! I will definitely be using the Creative Needle for all of my tailoring needs! read more

It's hard to even call this a business. I've used this guy in the past and he has considerably better service but I think the Yelp reviews are driving considerably more business than he is able to manage. You will absolutely NOT receive your garments on the day he sets the expectation for. I've had to go back 4 times for the same group of clothing over the course of 3.5 weeks and we're not talking about custom tailoring here, a few pants that needed to be hemmed and some jackets. He seems like he'd be an ok guy outside of his business but in regards to his business practices you're better off going to Men's Wearhouse for your tailoring. read more

Mike did such an amazing job! He helped me fix a jumpsuit for a last minute event, so grateful he saved the day & did such an amazing job. Would highly recommend. read more

be careful He tried to sell me everything in the shop that people had not picked up! In addition he did not give me change of $5.00!! Kinda crazy but true read more

Don't make the mistake of coming here for any alterations. My girlfriend and I dropped off 2 dresses and 2 pairs of jeans to get shortened and it took a week to get them done. When we came to pick them up, he had no idea which clothes were ours and he gave them back to us with pins still in them. The jeans he did for me were still too long so I brought them back to get shortened (and I was charged again.) I was still OK with all of this, but then he told me they'd be ready by a certain day and when I called to confirm, he had no idea what I was talking about. When he realized who I was, he said he would do them within the hour, but I already had to change my plans around and when I got them they still had string hanging all over them. He comes off as extremely arrogant and unorganized and, honestly, it's just not worth the hassle. Check out Shoe Doctor on Federal Highway if you want quality. They did another pair of pants of mine same day and were cheaper than this place!! I'm promoting for them here because they were really nice to deal with and did the work quickly and properly. Getting clothes altered shouldn't be a stressful ordeal. I'm usually really laid-back, but I really don't understand how someone can run a business like this. Hope you take my word for it. Best of luck! read more

I read the reviews and I will say it was better than the worst review and fell short of the best review. There is a saying "measure once and cut twice". That didn't happen for me. No measuring, no numbers, all eyeball. The job got done, the dress was altered and is wearable. But will I go back? Probably not. read more

I had a pair of dress pants I grew out of .. I took it in a day before a friends wedding - he adjusted it on the spot , fit well . Out the door in 30 min . He saved me a trip to the mall. For that I give 5 starts . #creativeneedle read more

Creative Needle Tailoring - Sewing & Alterations Near Me - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

Excellent service. I flew to Ft Lauderdale for a meeting with black pants that needed Hemming. I found this tailor on yelp and he was amazing. He did the pants in 15 mins. A true professional. Cost was $15. For the person who wrote a 1 star review based on his phone interaction- I think this review isn't based on enough and should be removed. read more

I came to creative needle tailoring desperate, in need to get my dress tailored at the last minute. The owner was awesome and measured the dress for me and told me it would be ready at 630 that night. I came back at 6 and it was ready to go. The length of the dress was tailored perfectly. I would definitely use creative needle tailoring again! read more

This was such an awful experience. I dropped off a sweater for a company event and the customer service and communication was nonexistent. Ultimately I ended up picking up the article of clothing a week later with no alterations made. read more

Best tailor in town! I take all my clothes to Mike! Takes professional care of all my stuff read more

I came for my best friends birthday and he saved her whole dress and made it a completely new look 100000% recommended

I've read the good and bad reviews of this place. But I decided to try nonetheless because I figured 'how hard could it be for him to hem three pair of men's dress pants.' Apparently, its too hard for him. On the phone, he quoted me $14 for hemming (with cuff). But when I brought the pants, he said cuffs would be $18. What's an extra $12, I figured. This guy talks over you and cuts you off when trying to explain your instructions, acting as if he knows everything already. I'm pretty easy-going so I brushed it off as just his personality and brought him 3 pairs of dress pants. I specified, "hem only." "Yeah, yeah, ok, you the boss, no problem!" is his famous line, and I fell for it. Firstly, he never called me to inform me they were ready. I had to call him a number of times on their due date to inquire whether they were ready yet. On the surface, the pants seemed fine when I picked them up. However, while wearing a pair (at the office), I notice that the seam on the right leg (by the knee) had opened up by 3 inches. Embarrassing, yes. After getting home, I examined the inside of all of the pants and noticed that 1) he had arbitrarily decided to taper the legs on two of the three pairs despite my instructing him to "only hem them" and 2) he didn't tie a knot in the stitching to prevent the seam from opening. He left long pieces of thread and no knot. He's extremely sloppy. Today, I noticed that the seam on the left knee area is starting to open. I've given this guy more than enough benefits of the doubt and I'll chalk this horrible experience up to 'a lesson learned' but I will never return to this place again. I wont even return the pants and demand to have him fix them because he doesn't take instructions nor criticism very well and would probably if anything, decide on his own to cut them into shorts or ruin them in some other way. It's ultimately up to you to decide whether to give this guy a try. But I and others have done so only to learn the hard way not to give this arrogant, sloppy worker our business. Best wishes and good luck. read more

One guy does it all and doesn't do it well. Trying to summarize my experience, didn't listen to what I wanted so had to have him alter it, everytime I called when I was told it was ok to pick it up (a week) it hadn't even been started but he said he could get it done real quick (happened 3 separate times). The last time and final time it had been 2 months since I dropped it off (I left it there awhile due to vacation) I called to pick up...still not started, he'll get it done real quick though.... of course he didn't mark on the jacket after the first alteration didn't work and now it had been two months since we had our last conversation so he forgot what needed to be done. Doors are often locked during business hours, makes obvious he doesn't like credit cards. He can seem nice but other times seems very abrupt and not friendly. Final product was a B- after having to have him do it a couple times, overall business experience was F-. See other reviews, people in a rush go to him and he can do it "on the spot" or "saved them in a tight situation". Seems to get some 5 stars on here for rushing to help someone. For me not trying to rush anything and just trying to do a normal thing it was bad. read more

"0" stars. Stay away from this place! Guarantee you will be sorely disappointed! Gave him MONTHS to alter shirts and it was never done. Even advanced him $ money to get it done. Big mistake. Had to take the clothes back. But not the $. Witnessed many ugly confrontations with other would-be customers who he failed to deliver for, also. No organization, no order, no system; just a giant MESS. You'll see for yourself if you decide to venture in. Be very leery of the glowing reviews. Suspect they're being put there to counteract all the negative feedback. You have been warned... read more

See my tip on this creep of a man he has to be running something else out of that shop ! He got in my face screaming FU! FU! You pice of S**T when he gave me my beautiful dress back in a bag rolled up after he hemmed it ! I told him I gave this to you on a hanger with a dry cleaning bag over it, he lost his mind, super frightening angry foreigner ! Of course demands cash can't get the cc machine to work, they should investigate him take my warning ladies he's a major perv! read more

Very nice shop owner from italy, reasonably priced. I've been looking for a great tailor for quite some time and I finally found him! He had hem my seven jeans, true religion, diesel, etc and I just dropped of my bridesmaids dress. read more

FINALLY. I've found an alterations place that does a good job and for an amazing price! I came in on a Wednesday with a top that I needed altered in order to wear that coming Saturday. The website I purchased it from sent me the wrong size and quickly ran out of stock as it was part of a sale. I walked in and was greeted by Mike who assured me it would be done by Friday. And the best part is that it was! It was altered exactly how I needed it to be. Mike is a really cool guy. People say he is "pushy" or "abrupt" but it's a part of his personality and his culture. I'm Italian and talking to him was like talking to one of my family members. I can see why some may find it to be a negative thing, but it is only because they can't relate to us loud Italians. He does quality work and I highly recommend him to anyone needing an alteration, especially if it is needed quickly. read more

Absolute worst tailor in South Florida! He would be better off running a butcher shop. The clothes I brought in were never completed on the day he promised. I heard more excuses from him than anything. He ruined a new JCrew suit I brought in for alterations. I had to take it to another place to try and get it repaired. His customer service skills are atrocious. Both times I went there, his store was locked during business hours and I had to wait outside for 10 minutes for him to open the door. He would not take my credit card and demanded cash from me, saying that his "phone line wasn't working to run the credit card." This place is a joke. I went here on the supposed 5 star reviews from others.. Couldn't be further from the truth! Save your time and money by avoiding this place like the plague. Horrendous! read more