Your special day deserves the perfect fit!
Katherine Thompson
OWNER
SEW iT is a charming tailoring studio in Old Town, Fort Collins, Colorado that specializes in bridal and formal dress fittings and alterations. The studio caters to not only the bride, but bridesmaids, flower girls, mother of the bride/groom and anyone attending balls, dances, prom or formal affairs. SEW iT offers a wide range of accessories such as bra cups, petticoats, veils, custom belts and sashes to personalize the dress.
The owner, Katherine and her team have over 35 years of sewing expertise.
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Katherine Thompson
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Katherine has worked in the fashion/design field for nearly forty years. She spent her younger years attending a pattern drafting and design school in Boston and several years in NYC working as a clothing and fabric designer.
Before marrying and having children, she worked in Western Wear design in both Colorado and California. With both children in college, her full focus is on assisting her customers in the bridal and formal dress studio, SEW iT!
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Sydney L
1.0
8/08/2024
Unfortunately I had a really bad experience with Katherine at Sew It. I took my wedding dress in for alterations, the dress was hemmed too short (she said it just wasn’t pressed), it was too short after pressing. Bra pads were sewn in but edges were visible. Embellishments were sewn in the wrong spot (I had explained and showed her a photo of what I wanted and they would have fit if sewn on like I requested), they were also loose and not secure. The bustle buttons were sewn on crooked and did not match the dress, but she said “that’s all I have”.
When I addressed these concerns at my appointment, she dismissed them, I did not feel good leaving my final appointment. She has refused to work with me on making this right. I requested a partial refund on an $800 alterations bill, thinking that was fair, she refused. The dress was unwearable and I had to purchase a new dress at the last minute! I wish I wouldn’t have paid her in full.
She told me on May 27th that she’d be back in town “in a couple weeks” to look at the dress, my wedding was on June 20th so that was impossible, not to mention the dress was unfixable as it was hemmed way too short. She then tried to blame it on us making my appointment too late.
Buyer beware she does NOT stand behind her work. I’ve worked with Katherine before, but her greediness and unprofessionalism in this situation was shocking.
Vendor response 08/09/2024
Sydney,
Maybe you should also let the public know the many many times over the past severa...
l years I worked on pageant dresses for you and was reminded of your budget. I am very versed in Wedding gowns and usually going a bit larger is much easier to work with. Yours was a less expensive gown with problems from the beginning. The button loops could not even fit over the buttons to fasten it initially. Your bust was larger than the gown allowed ( again, sizing up is always recommended). The trim you chose for the neckline was plastic beads meant for a glue on application, not good and looked cheap! I am sorry that after all the years we worked together you had a negative opinion but sometimes choosing a close out price gown is not the best answer. Again, I am sorry for your disappointment!
Lauren T
5.0
11/25/2022
Katherine was wonderful to work with and my dress fit perfectly the day of my wedding. She also offered different alteration styles to fit my budget which was appreciated.
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Grace E
2.0
10/05/2021
Katherine was so kind to work with. She was fun and spunky, and although sometimes the progress of my dress at apts was not as far along as promised before, I knew we had time and she would get it done. Unfortunately, the day of my wedding, my dress fell apart :( The bustle straps broke within 20 minutes of bustling the dress, where at the end of the night my bridesmaids were having to safety pin and create their "own bustle" for me....this was unfortunate as well because the bottom of my dress got so dirty from the bustle falling apart and the dress getting on the ground and having to pin it up. Additionally, the cups sewn it had so few stitches that they literally fell out of place. My dress fit perfectly and required few alterations (no hem even needed), but at the end of the night 1 cup was literally just floating in the dress with no stitches to anchor it for my bust, so I had to keep adjusting it. The other cup had 1 stitch left to anchor it by the end of the night. The trouble that these issues caused were stressful to deal with the day of the wedding, and a disappointment as Katherine is really nice. I am wearing this dress again next year for a 2nd reception overseas for my husband's family and it's so unfortunate to have to pay for more alterations (basically paying for the same service twice now) to be done to wear it again since these did not hold.
My mother also had her dress altered here for the wedding and had extra matching fabric put on the bottom to "extend" the length of her dress with an inside layer. BEFORE the ceremony even began, this extra fabric was fraying and thread was everywhere around her feet, it wasn't hemmed properly. We had to end up tearing this extra piece off of the dress before the wedding even began.
Cori G
5.0
8/31/2021
Katherine helped to make my wedding dreams come true! She was just a joy to work with for my wedding gown alterations. She did an incredible job working with the delicate appliqué on my dress and made it look perfect even where she had to take up the hem. I highly recommend Katherine and am so glad that I got to work with her. I found her through friends that recommended her to me and I hope that I can do the same. Thank you Katherine! I will definitely be coming back to you for any future alterations I need done.
Kelly N
5.0
2/26/2020
Katherine did a great job with my dress that was almost ruined last year by another alteration shop. She saved the day! I continue to recommend her to my friends.
Laura v
5.0
10/01/2018
Katherine is wonderful! She suggested the perfect bustle for my dress and completed other minor alterations. I even lost a bead while carelessly taking off my dress and Katherine had another one and fixed it. I had moments where I wondered if I had picked the wrong dress but after Katherine was finished with it I knew it was perfect. If you live in Northern Colorado I would definitely recommend working with Katherine.
Amanda P
5.0
10/30/2017
I loved working with Katherine! She is awesome and knows exactly what needs to be done to your dress to make it amazing on your body! Also reasonably priced for the alterations I needed.
Hannah H
5.0
10/07/2017
SEW iT did a fantastic job on the alternations of my wedding dress. Katherine is a wonderful woman to work with. I only had a few necessary alternations and Katherine worked with me to find solutions that work for my style and provided plenty of recommendations that allowed me to stay within my budget. Though I had my dress tailored during the busy wedding season, Katherine completed my order in a very timely fashion. SEW iT has flexible hours so it was very easy to work around my work schedule. I would recommend the company to anyone.
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