The best! I've had Polly do simple hems to full item…read moreredesigns. She is able to make pockets for my dresses, makes a boxy Uniqlo shirt become a muscle tank that accentuates my curves and making Amazon dresses look meh to glam. Her prices are great, but now I do have to drive from Walnut Creek now to get her to alter my clothes. I used to go to her more often when I'm in Alameda. I rarely also have issues with lead times since usually most of the items I have aren't rushed. She also has drop off services and pickup at a coffee shop at The Line in Berkeley, usually for simple alterations. Pickup as well, but you'll need to arrange payment through alternative methods.

Poly made a beautiful French bustle for my wedding dress. My sisters and I loved the romantic look…read more Make sure you show someone in your wedding party on how to get it all tied up. Thanks Poly!

Quality/Quantity - My wife's favorite place for alterations, repairs, etc…read more My go-to place is on Santa Clara Ave; but of course, I can not find the place on Yelp, Google, past reviews, etc.... Did they close?!?! Atmosphere - Small local business. Limited metered street parking. Open 6 days a week; closed Wednesdays. Service - Good, easy in and out. Drop off, and pick up a month later. Yes, they are busy. Price - $28 to replace a zipper on one of my wife's purses. Owner Comment - Not sure how long you have been here, but we (my wife and I) have been customers for almost 20 years. :)

I get why this place has such great ratings- they are efficient, affordable, and do great work! I…read moreneeded to get some pants hemmed, and I was happy with the service I received and especially with the price I was quoted. I got lucky the two times I went there to find parking right in front (24 mins max). I called in ahead of time to make sure my pants were ready as promised, and they followed through.

Brought a bridesmaid dress to Rose's shop and was quickly greeted and brought in to review the…read morealterations I was looking for. Process was quick and efficient, Rose is very professional and clearly knew what she was doing (I've never done this before). She also asked if I needed this soon and seemed like she could accommodate. Thankfully this was not something I needed right away. I came back to pick up the dress today, and went to try it on, and honestly I was skeptical that alterations were made before I tried it on, the dress looked like all the stitching was original and hadn't been touched. For reference I took in the sides of the bodice and hemmed the bottom. I put on the dress and it fit like a glove and it was the correct length, perfect. I was amazed at the quality of her work and received exactly what I had in mind. Would recommend if you are looking for quality! Thanks Rose!

Rose does excellent, meticulous work, and she really cares about making the piece better than…read morebefore. Well worth the price for restoring my favorite big loose capris, fleece vest and woven sweater so now I can wear them again with Pride!

Ashley has hemmed sets of curtains for me twice. she is super easy to work with and does an…read moreexcellent job! I will be coming back to her with any and all sewing needs!

Ashley is wonderful. In late 2021, I had a late Halloween costume that I realised (two days before…read moreHalloween!) was too large for me, especially around the arms. I spent the evening researching places where I could get my costume altered the next day, the day before Halloween, and decided on Piedmont Alterations. I lived nearby, so I took the 20 minutes walk down to explore Piedmont Ave and to hop down to Piedmont Alterations. It's a teeny little shop that I nearly missed... I'd thought it was a support for the much larger building behind/above it! Turns out that it's Ashley's store, and she does all her magic in this little space! I don't know how she does it, but she does. In the shop, she has made room for a rack of clothing she's working on, her counter and sewing machine/tools, and a privacy curtain for customers to check out her work. I popped in and was introduced to the owner herself. Ashley was busy with other a few other customers' projects, and furthermore she would have to leave a little bit early that day to attend a Halloween party... but she had me try on the costume, put a few pins in it to mark the adjustments she would be making, and then told me that she would be able to do it! I would be able to pick it up within 1-2 hours. It was a very reasonable price for a rush job: I believe $30 or somewhere in that range? The costume ended having no problems at all. I'm very glad I went to Ashley. If I hadn't, I would've worn a pretty baggy costume around! I'm amazed that Ashley was able to take the rush job on the day of and deliver so wonderfully. I would recommend anyone who needs alteration work done to go to Ashley. She is such a wonderful and pleasant woman as well. She has been in the area for years and years, and I imagine that she is humble and hard-working as ever. I believe from past reviews that her work has been unwaveringly excellent, and she is no-nonsense when it comes to doing the best work she possibly can and delivering quickly. If you visit Ashley, do give her my compliments, and the compliments of everyone else that is in her Yelp reviews!

We continue to go to The Golden Needle for clothing alterations and tailoring! Always professional…read moreand prompt service. we highly recommend the Golden Needle.

John is very quick with the turnaround! I've purchased two denim dresses, knowing they were a…read morelittle big for me, but hope that, once fitted, they would turn out great! I brought them to John and he absolutely delivered! I'm so glad I can count on John so my alteration needs!! He also helped my son order a tux for a wedding and also hemmed my pillow covers perfectly! I'll be back again soon. Thanks John!

I have been going to May's since she took over the business from the previous proprietor. (Over 10+…read moreyears) She has altered both my daughter's many prom dresses and hemmed pants for me. I have no problem communicating with her and she is able to converse just fine in English. She'll even collaborate with you and offer her opinion on what would look best. Her place is a bit chaotic when you enter and she appears quite busy with many orders. She has always been courteous and professional and her prices are so affordable. The turnaround time for simple alterations (hemming) is in a week. For more complicated alterations, I would recommend allowing time for adjustments which she is happy to do until you are satisfied.

May does excellent alterations she is very talented. Her prices are fair and the alterations are…read morecompleted timely. Iv'e been having all of my alterations done by May for years. My entire family goes to May as well. The quality of her work is outstanding. The best in the Bay Area by far.

$25 to do a simple hem on yoga pants??!?? When I picked it up a week later the guys says "come…read moreback soon". I don't think so!

LP Couture was great! They altered my mother of the groom dress and my husband's suit as well. In…read moreaddition, they did a great job on our daughter's wedding dress and a bridesmaid dress too. They are friendly and professional!

After seeing their delectable looking clothing in the window I decided to support the cause and go…read morein. Lord am I happy I did! Although I did have to for about 10 minutes for the owner to return from lunch (she works alone and deserves to eat) I entered the store and immediately dug in. Everything was not only incredibly well priced but it is also fashion forward; which is difficult to come across for us plus sized ladies. I purchased two adorable dresses I wasn't able to find in any other store. A strapless denim dress with a zipper down the middle and a black and silver sequin sleeveless mini dress. Both of which have held up to my abuses. My only complaints would be the lack of sign-age in front of the store and the seemingly small number of 1x in the store ( I know I know I'm small how dare I complain) but I will continue to support this enterprising Black-owned (yay!) business and the owners impeccable style. Bravo Isha Couture!

I will chime in with everyone else....love it!!!!!…read more The earrings, the earrings, the earrings. Lots of them. Different styles, colors, long, short, bold,subtle...and cheap too. But not cheap looking or cheaply made. Isha is very friendly, sweet and attentive. And the bags that she puts your purchases in are so cute...i l Iove signatures, branding, its so important. Lately, I've been walking by bc im watching my budget and i cant afford an earring splurge, oh but when i can, ill be back.