Sew More Couture LLC

 

fit my needs, and even agreed that I need less work done than originally thought despite the fact that it would give them less services. The work they did on my hem and bustle was extremely impressive and it turned out beautiful! I have a massive train with multiple layers and a tricky organza top layer but they tackled the project with ease. I highly recommend them and their prices are also very reasonable! 

ed actual witchcraft - the lace bodice was fully deconstructed and reconstructed, and you CANNOT tell that the bodice was EVER any other size. They added sleeves, brought up the hemline EIGHT INCHES (short girl problems lmao), and constructed a bustle that made my train secure and draped beautifully. I truly couldn't have asked for a better alterations team, and I will come back for every dress alteration I need in the future!!

ustworthy alterations services at home in MD. My gown had 7 underskirts with several that were horsehair that needed to be hemmed along with taking in the beaded bodice. My gown also had a train that had to be bustled. Over the course of several weeks and 3-4 fittings, my dress was PERFECTION! I’m so THRILLED with how my wedding gown turned out, and the overall experience was much more than what I expected. Thank you, Ms. V and Sew More Couture. I HIGHLY recommend their services!

s, it still wasn't exactly what I wanted. The dress was strapless and the back of the dress came up about halfway up my back. I had a vision of a dress with long sleeves and with a low back - I didn't really know if it would be possible, but I decided to contact Mrs V to see what she thought. From the first time we spoke, I immediately felt confident that she and her team would be able to make my dream dress a reality - which was no small feat whatsoever. They worked with me every step of the way to make sure that I was feeling confident before they made any changes that could not be reverted back. They were welcoming of my ideas and even allowed me to get more involved in the process of determining where the lace was going to go once we added the sleeves. My dress was everything I dreamed, and it fit me like a glove. I received so many compliments on it and I'm still obsessed with it. Thank you to the Sew More Couture team for being so wonderful and sweet and accommodating and for making my dream dress come true!

at I could still wear my dream dress. She fit me in every weekend to make sure it looked great and her scheduling system is fantastic! She’s so easy going and I would 100% recommend. ☺️

hat was showing across the front of the dress. Ms. V and her staff were very warm and accommodating. I highly recommend their services!

oked better than I imagined and the turn around time was quick. Highly recommend.

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alterations done very fast! Could not recommend them more, they were so lovely and the alterations were perfect!

ctly. She even added an internal belt to hold up the heavy bottom of the dress and make me feel more comfortable. She was always responsive and kind. She even worked in my husband at the last minute to tailor his suit to his liking. Her pricing is fair and you can absolutely trust Ms. V to have you looking good on your big day!

(3 months). Second visit (May 2022) - 5 weeks later due to reschedules as they moved. At this visit, there was less done than we expected. The seams were undone but the straps hadn't been let out - in retrospect, this is where things started going downhill as her dress was pinned with the straps too tight so it wasn't lining up to her waist. Third visit (June 2022) - The dress just didn't fit right. Things were way off. It didn't close in the back. The straps were hanging loose which was fine but we realized now that the issue is that everything wasn't lining up. The bust was now way too low (since the straps were not strapped at all). The seams were lumpy and uneven. The liner was now too short. We had asked them to cut the back of the liner (the liner had a train) to match the front of the dress. Now the liner was suddenly much shorter than the lace/mesh layers and her feet were showing. They repinned and said to come back in July but had concerns about the camp they were running so they scheduled us the Friday before camp. 4th visit (July 2022) - this visit was rescheduled by them - now it was during camp week. This was supposed to be the final visit but we asked them to fix it. 5th visit (July 2022) -two days before we left. The seam was still lumpy but slightly better. The bust area was good but her bra cup was still showing (we were told there was nothing that could be done about that). The liner was still too short. We took her dress and left and ran to the mall for shorter shoes. Before the wedding - we decided to fix her dress ourselves. We took out the side seams which made us understand what went wrong: the rest of the dress had the liner layer seam by itself, then each layer of tulle had its own seam and the top layer had lace glued to it. When putting it back together, they sewed it all as one. This led to a lumpy seam right at her waist/hip area. Further, the liner was too short because it bunched up into the seam - they had hemmed it and then sewed it into the seam and bunched it up. Once I took apart the seam, the hem was again the right length. I hand-sewed her dress and while not perfect, it was much better than when we had picked it up. Lastly, one issue we had mentioned at the very first visit was that there was too much material above her bottom. At the first visit, they told us they could fix it. Later they told us we had never mentioned it and it wasn't on the sheet. They did agree to fix it "If they had time" (recall at the first visit we were told there was plenty of time). They eventually said it was too hard because they would have to take apart the zipper. I was able to fix this by pinning down the layers of tulle at the center seam. It was actually the fix that made us more confident to take out the side seam. In the end, her dress wasn't absolutely perfect but, we were able to make it much better than the way we received it. We would not trust them to alter a dress with this many layers. We wish they had told us they were not comfortable with altering her dress style at our first visit and we would have gone elsewhere. I knew her dress would cost a lot to alter and I was not upset by the $620 price we paid for alterations UNTIL they messed up her dress which further cost us new shoes and items for me to repair it.