Phyllis Sullivan says that her alterations shop brings in approximately 55 customers each week, up from the 40 she averaged per week last year. Sullivan hasn’t had time to slow down since people started heading to their own closets instead of heading to the mall.She says “we’re turning around like a top” as she bustles […]
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Are You Afraid To Tailor?
If your sewing business has been mostly “simple” things because you’re afraid to do tailoring, read the following tips and practice them, and before you know it, you’ll be able to add additional sewing to your business.** Make all marks for notches, darts, grain lines with darning cotton — it has a tendency to stick […]
Tailor Romualdo Pelle is Master of a Disappearing Art
Romualdo Pelle is a Master Tailor with a shop in Madeira, Ohio just outside Cincinnati. The 73 year old Mr. Pelle has some big name customers from the business and entertainment world, including Neil Armstrong and his wife Carol. Most of his work, from measuring clients and drawing patterns to cutting and sewing fabric, is […]