Tulay’s Alterations

Tulay is wonderful. Bring your items in early with plenty of time, be nice to her and she will treat you well. She is currently located ON BASE (military ID required) next to the military clothing store. (NOT THE NEX-​exchange)
Be clear about your (time & price) expectations. You are dealing with a private individual on the verge of retirement, not a standardized systemic corporation.
If you have a last minute stressful job, do yourself and Tulay a favor and take it to a shop with more staff on hand to handle last minute alterations. Tulay cares a lot for her family and can sometimes be out of the country.

Tulay has done several alterations for me over the years. Yes it was always pretty expensive but I usually had only one or two things, she did everything competently, and I knew nobody else. I took in a number of pieces recently. I’ve lost a lot of weight due to illness and nothing in my closet fit… nothing. I was appalled at the quality of the work when it was finally ready and the cost was prohibitive. Tulay has never priced her work before I pick it up, nor has she given me a date when the order will be ready. She asks when you must have your order but has always had it ready by then. If you don’t specify a particular date, there’s no telling when they’ll be ready. She always says she will call, but I’ve never gotten a call from her. That means I have to call and it may take a while for it to be ready since she apparently doesn’t do anything in order, but «when someone needs it». I always managed to get along with this idiosyncrasy before. This time I got my order back piecemeal. She would have some, but not all of the items ready. This past (and last) time, one pair of slacks had to be tossed because she had cut the pants wrong before sewing them back together. Needless to say, I won’t be returning to Tulays.

Tulay’s is amazing. She is kind, loves her work, and does an amazing job. There’s a reason why every 3 and 4 star female general in the Air Force has gone to her for years: she just plain makes you look your best.

I had a wonderful experience at Tulay’s! I had two bridesmaid’s dresses that had to be altered and she did fantastic work on both of them. One dress had to be let out and unfortunately, there was not enough seam allowance for the alteration. She hemmed the dress, removed the zipper, and added loops along the gap where the zipper had been (with the leftover fabric from the hem) so I can lace the dress up the back. She did quality work and my dress looks even better than when I took it in. The prices were a little higher than I was expecting, but it is well worth it for a good seamstress. I will definitely be back for all of my tailoring!

I will never go back to this place! My husband works on Wright Patt and this place is literally right outside the gate. We dropped off 4 panels of curtains to be hemmed — when he went in the gentleman behind the counter said they wouldn’t be done for a week since the woman who did the sewing was out of the country, so we needed to pick them up the following Thursday.
I went back the following Thursday to get them, and he said No — 2 weeks. I would have just dropped them off somewhere else if I had known it would take 2 weeks to get them done, but I left them… when my husband went to go get them. $ 25 PER CURTAIN!!! He argued with the guy as it was literally a cut and hem (just like a pair of pants but easier)… he reduced it to $ 20 a curtain but I was livid. $ 80 to get a $ 20 pair of curtains hemmed? Ri-​diculious.
To top it off? Brought them home and one of them is ¼ inch shorter than the rest.
They will not be getting any more of my business.

I cannot believe I am the first one to write a review to Tulay. First of all, what a nice lady. She is polite, honest and treats you like your mom would.
I am in a wedding next month and I took my bridesmaid dress to Tulay to alter. Not only did she take it in, but she helped me to understand what kind of shape wear I might need/​not need. I took the dress in on a Wednesday and it was ready the next Wednesday.
Best of all? She told me if I needed anything before the wedding she would be happy to help with the alterations. Hands down the best alterations I have ever received.
She also does military alterations. Many happy personnel from base came and went while I was being fitted. Not an unhappy airmen in the bunch.