Silver Thimble Alterations

It was so much more expensive than I thought it would be (at least twice as much) and I honestly felt unsafe going in alone.

I paid $ 75 to have a dress’ sleeves shortened and the hem taken up. Came in on a Monday, and he said it would be ready the following Monday. I came at the appointed time, and the dress wasn’t ready! I had to make another trip. Whatever, not a huge deal. But then, ALL OF THE STITCHES CAME UNDONE within three hours of putting the dress on. The hem job literally didn’t last half a day. Expensive, late with delivery, and shoddy workmanship.

I give them «A-​OK» because they are nice, cheap, and fair. But in terms of quality alterations, not so much. I would recommend them if you are on a budget or for any items that don’t need to look impeccable.

Just moved to this area and needed a men’s suit (wool, slim fit trousers) altered with a short turn around time. Silver Thimble was able to accommodate this shortening in just one day and had it back to me by the next morning. The length of the pants were just as I had measured them when trying them on the day before for the seamstress.
As for the less than 5 star review, the location is a bit run down. This part of Bryan appears to be under going some renovation such as the parking lot of this tiny strip mall but when I went there, it was in ruins. I’m hoping it will be fixed soon. The store is tiny but does the job. The attendants didn’t speak English well but enough to get your point across. The gentleman had quoted me one price on the phone but when we picked up the item, added a «rush» fee. I disagreed with that additional fee since he did not inform us of this at the time of drop off nor does that fee appear anyway on a sign in the store. He was nice and took off that fee and we paid the initial price. The price for shortening pants was about $ 11.
Overall, the tailor job was good, they were able to rush our order for the next day which was great because the other alteration stores in the area needed 2 days. The store itself and strip mall area could use some renovating because it’s run down and tired looking.

I just had a bridesmaid dress altered here for a friend’s wedding. I took it in on Wednesday, and it was ready to be picked up a week later. I think that if I had needed it faster, they could have had it ready for me sooner.
When I went in for the fitting, they were so nice and helpful. They helped me right away, and I wasn’t there for more than 10 minutes. The dress is a little detailed, so I was worried about how they would alter certain parts, but they were very helpful in telling me what they could and couldn’t do.
The alterations were professionally done, and I am very happy with the fit. They didn’t tell me the price beforehand, but I ended up paying $ 22 for taking in the dress, and $ 18 for shortening the length. Pretty fairly priced, I think!
I will definitely go back if I need anything else done, and I would recommend them to anyone!