Fabriclene

We had a special request for bleaching and cleaning of a robe and spread. Unlike other cleaners, they accepted the order and provided excellent and timely work at a very reasonable cost.

I’ve sent a lot of friends acquaintances to her for alterations which are decent to good. I would use them for alterations, not so much for stitching a blouse or dress.
I just wish the service would be a little bit more friendly esp towards me considering I treat her as a friend now. I’ve had some bad experiences with that. But if you don’t care about that, then by all means come her for alteration needs!

I have had numerous pairs of pants hemmed and taken in, a dress altered and a winter coat fixed, all came out flawless. The price is fair, even a little lower than typical tailors. The turnaround time is a week, which is very reasonable. Even after I moved out of Washington Square, I still travel a bit to take my clothes here to be altered. I would definitely recommend this place!

After a night out, I came home with a two tears in my expensive dress. Fabriclene fixed it within a week & the dress looks flawless. I will definitely be using them again!!!

Best tailor in town! Over the years I have not trusted anyone wlse with my clothing. From jeans to dresses to my husbands suits, the tailoring is top notch. I have always recieved a friendly smile and fast service at Fabriclene. My clothes always go straight from the shopping bag to Fabriclene for tailoring. The hemlines are flawless and the alterations are custom perfection. I am so thankful that this place is just a few doors away, and the drycleaning is fantastic!

Pros:
Totally acceptable dry cleaning and tailoring. They will not ruin your Sunday best, so no need to stress about how your clothes will turn out, which is a big plus.
Cons:
This is not a warm and fuzzy establishment, and the hours are not consistent — sometimes they’ll go on vacation without notice, holding your finest hostage in the store until they return. The tailor/​seamstress is not always in.
Final Thoughts:
I love the location. The prices are fine. The turn-​around time is maybe a week for alterations. The service is not exactly friendly, but it’s not like I’m getting a massage or anything in this tiny shop!
Thus, A-​OK.

I brought my very simple brand now all ironed wedding dress for a simple alteration. It was well done, but they caught the bottom of the dress in the protective plastic bag and made a nod. when I opened it still in the store to try it on, i told them the dress got all wrinkled, and the lady argued that I had brought it like that. I know it’s not the case since the plastic was tapped at the bottom when I brought it. she then proceeded to charge me 10 bucks on top of the alteration which was not cheap to start with for ironing the dress. 3 days before the wedding I did not to fight since she still had my dress but I call that stealing.

Do not go here to get your bridesmaid dress altered!
I should have known to avoid this place when I saw the signs suggesting that alterations are a «one time deal» (i.e. if it doesn’t fit after she alters it, you have to pay again to have her fix her mistakes).
I took my dress here because it was about 2 sizes too big. The woman was very rude (which I wouldn’t mind if she was good at her job). She took the dress in and made it so tight that I could barely breathe! For $ 48 I would assume that she might offer to fix her alterations so that the dress would fit comfortably, but she did not. There was no way I was going to pay this woman again, so I took my dress elsewhere to get it fixed. When i got to the second tailor, the woman looked inside the dress and told me that there was no material left to take it back out! A good seamstress would have left some material inside the lining of the dress so that it could be taken back out if necessary. Also, the inside of the dress looks AWFUL where she re-​sewed the lining. I have no clue why this place has been given so many good reviews. When she gave me back the dress it was wrinkled (she blamed it on the plastic garment bag). I will never go back.

I’ve started going to Fabriclene recently, and they do a pretty good job with both standard dry cleaning (jackets, comforters/​shams) and alterations (had a dress taken in). About average pricing, but note that it usually takes about a week to get things done.

I was in need of my own measurements and without a tape measure of my own and lacking knowledge of how to do it correctly myself I popped in here on a whim (after popping into the cleaning portal on commonwealth — I was turned away because they do not do that… but the sign said tailor?) I was on my way to another tailor in Coolidge Corner (thanks to an extensive search on Unilocal) but I saw this spot on the way and figured it was worth a shot. The woman was nice to me even though I was requesting a free service without spending any money there or being a regular. I tried to pay her but she said it was fine not to. The least I can do is give them a good review! Thanks nice lady:)

Fabriclene has a 15 dollar credit card minimum (Visa’s website states that retail outlets cannot have a minumum).
When I went in to pick up 14 dollars worth of dry cleaning we were at a standstill. Finally, I asked her to charge 15 and she agreed to write «1 dollar credit» on the bottom.
Now when I go, I make sure I am doing a lot of pieces at once…

I admit I only went there once and never had anything dry cleaned there so the review is only for their alteration services. I needed to shorten a floor-​length beach dress. It is made from a stretch cotton blend (the one that feels like very nice and soft to the touch) and had a rather wide hem to weight down the dress. Essentially I needed it shortened by exactly the length of the hem but still wanted to keep the hem wide because this style of the dress wouldn’t look nice with a thin hem. I went to at least 3 different tailors (Copley, downtown and Newbury st.) and all of them told me that «due to the type of the fabric and the type of stitching it requires» the only way they can made the hem wide is to cut the existing one off, shorten the dress and reattach it. That whole procedure would cost me nearly as much as the dress did. As a last ditch effort I went to Fabriclene to get a fourth opinion, and I am really glad I did. The woman (I think she is the owner) looked at the dress, listened to what I wanted and said «no problem», just like that! When I told her that 3 tailors told me that simply shortening the dress and giving it a wide hem cannot be done she shrugged and said «well, I am pretty sure I can do it without any problem». Sure enough, a couple of days later my dress was ready to pick up and it was perfect: D. From now on, Fabriclene is my new destination for all alterations

I brought in 5 sweaters to be cleaned and they shrunk them all! Do not go here!

Very nice honest people, very professional approach and always great quality. Bring all my stuff to them for both dry cleaning and alterations. Lived between Boston and West coast for a few months: waited to come here and have them take care of my stuff. Thank you, guys!

I was looking for a dry cleaner closer to my apartment and thought I’d give Fabriclene a shot. Boy, was I wrong. The proprietor and his wife are both incredibly rude. They acted like they were doing me a huge favor when I dropped off my husband’s suit on a Tuesday to be cleaned for a wedding that I needed to pick up by Friday (the wedding was on Saturday morning).
They do not do the cleaning in-​house. The least Fabriclene could do is provide good customer service. When I picked up the suit, yes, it was ready and clean. For doing their job, they get 2 stars. For making me wait while the wife discussed her vacation home in Mexico with another customer, after the other customer was clearly long done with whatever business she came in for, I will never be back.

I had a dress shortened there with a very simple ruffle down the front. Even though we discussed, obviously, shortening the ruffle along with the rest of the dress, it wasn’t done. Now I have an above-​the-​knee dress with a ruffle swinging down below my knees. And there’s no time to fix it before the wedding I’m going to. Awesome.

I’m convinced they are the best tailor in town. Very good craftsmanship and always ready when they say they will be. They’ve turned a dress into a shirt for me, have altered numerous bridesmaid dresses to perfection and lengthened countless pairs of pants and sleeves (I’m nearly 6′ tall). Their dry cleaning is also great but they really shine in the tailoring dept. And it bears mentioning that this is a 100% family-​run business and they are very sweet.

Good shop. They have shoes of varying heights to put on if you’re hemming your pants, which is key to getting the length right. They hemmed my expensive new jeans without losing the fashionable fringe on the bottom. They are indeed owned by a family, happen to be Russian, so I can speak the tongue with them, and they seem uttelry surprised every time I do it. Didn’t realize I looked so assimiliated.