Cheap place for clothing alterations downtown?

keline · 10-23-2009, 07:54 AM

I have a great pair of jeans with a broken zipper.. and I don't have much cash.
Can anyone recommend a favourite place for alterations downtown? (I'm at Queen and University). Many thanks!

mariazmess · 10-23-2009, 08:01 AM

if it's just a broken zipper, you could go to any "alterations/dry cleaning" place...

keline · 10-23-2009, 08:10 AM

I was looking for a recommendation

Booty Bits · 10-23-2009, 08:27 AM

there is a drycleaner at queen and john, just north of queen. i believe it's called queen drycleaners, or john drycleaners (see what they did there?)
there is this vietnamese couple who runs the place, and the wife does the alterations on site. they might be able to help you out.

only caveat: this couple loves me and my boyfriend because he is viet and they treat him like the son they never had. so i may get better service and prices than a normal whitey would.

ila · 11-16-2009, 10:24 AM

I bought a pair of jeans on the weekend for like $20. They're all rad and ripped up and all that, but they have this one rip that is too close to my crotch for comfort. Like, it's not a crotch rip, but I feel like if I got polluted and did a bunch of scissor kicks or something, it might turn into a crotch rip.

Normally, I'd just iron a patch on the inside and call it a day, but they're not only rippy, they're also stretchy. Would reinforcing the rip line with a seam stop it from ever ripping towards my crotch? I basically just need a good way to stop a rip in my stretchy jeans from spreading and becoming pornographic. Suggestions?

Please and thank you.

Bean · 11-16-2009, 10:38 AM

^^^ Take it to get altered. My love ripped his jeans this summer and our tailor did a fantastic job fixing it: reinforced and stitched. You barely notice the repair.

My tailor's in the West End:

High Park Tailoring : 401 Roncesvalles, a few shops south of Howard Park. 416-533-5614. He's reasonably priced and can have a quick turnaround if you require it.

[- FuNKtiOn -] · 11-16-2009, 11:48 AM

another option worth recommending:
Queen Cleaners on Queen St West just East of Lansdowne.
right here, behind the firetruck.

ila · 11-16-2009, 11:56 AM

thanks guys!

eLLeXeEeYe · 11-16-2009, 12:33 PM

the tailor in the flow 93.5 building. such a nice guy and really great prices.

keline · 11-16-2009, 11:42 PM

Booty Bits, I ended up going to the drycleaner you suggested on John St... Really enjoyed chatting with the guy who owns the place and he only charged me $10, ready the next day. Thanks for the suggestion

Booty Bits · 11-17-2009, 04:56 PM

oh that is very good to hear!
he is quite the joker (in a good way).

10-23-2009, 07:54 AM	#1
keline TRIBE Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 25	Cheap place for clothing alterations downtown? I have a great pair of jeans with a broken zipper.. and I don't have much cash. Can anyone recommend a favourite place for alterations downtown? (I'm at Queen and University). Many thanks!

11-16-2009, 11:48 AM	#7
[- FuNKtiOn -] TRIBE Member Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Toronto Posts: 3,311	another option worth recommending: Queen Cleaners on Queen St West just East of Lansdowne. right here, behind the firetruck. Last edited by [- FuNKtiOn -]; 11-16-2009 at 11:50 AM.

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10-23-2009, 08:01 AM	#2
mariazmess TRIBE Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 9,854	if it's just a broken zipper, you could go to any "alterations/dry cleaning" place...

10-23-2009, 08:10 AM	#3
keline TRIBE Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 25	I was looking for a recommendation

10-23-2009, 08:27 AM	#4
Booty Bits TRIBE Member Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Jesus saves, Moses invests. Posts: 19,053	there is a drycleaner at queen and john, just north of queen. i believe it's called queen drycleaners, or john drycleaners (see what they did there?) there is this vietnamese couple who runs the place, and the wife does the alterations on site. they might be able to help you out. only caveat: this couple loves me and my boyfriend because he is viet and they treat him like the son they never had. so i may get better service and prices than a normal whitey would.

11-16-2009, 10:24 AM	#5
ila TRIBE Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 9,671	I bought a pair of jeans on the weekend for like $20. They're all rad and ripped up and all that, but they have this one rip that is too close to my crotch for comfort. Like, it's not a crotch rip, but I feel like if I got polluted and did a bunch of scissor kicks or something, it might turn into a crotch rip. Normally, I'd just iron a patch on the inside and call it a day, but they're not only rippy, they're also stretchy. Would reinforcing the rip line with a seam stop it from ever ripping towards my crotch? I basically just need a good way to stop a rip in my stretchy jeans from spreading and becoming pornographic. Suggestions? Please and thank you.

11-16-2009, 10:38 AM	#6
Bean TRIBE Member Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: bitUminous. ohmpa. Posts: 4,035	^^^ Take it to get altered. My love ripped his jeans this summer and our tailor did a fantastic job fixing it: reinforced and stitched. You barely notice the repair. My tailor's in the West End: High Park Tailoring : 401 Roncesvalles, a few shops south of Howard Park. 416-533-5614. He's reasonably priced and can have a quick turnaround if you require it.

11-16-2009, 11:56 AM	#8
ila TRIBE Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 9,671	thanks guys!

11-16-2009, 12:33 PM	#9
eLLeXeEeYe TRIBE Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 61	the tailor in the flow 93.5 building. such a nice guy and really great prices.

11-16-2009, 11:42 PM	#10
keline TRIBE Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 25	Booty Bits, I ended up going to the drycleaner you suggested on John St... Really enjoyed chatting with the guy who owns the place and he only charged me $10, ready the next day. Thanks for the suggestion

11-17-2009, 04:56 PM	#11
Booty Bits TRIBE Member Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Jesus saves, Moses invests. Posts: 19,053	oh that is very good to hear! he is quite the joker (in a good way).