The Carson Valley is a working community. The studio is too. Gloria Gero sews out of Gardnerville and takes clients from across the Valley — Minden, Genoa, Indian Hills, Johnson Lane, the Foothill, and Topaz Lake — all within a short drive on 395 or the back roads.
Custom design, real tailoring, alterations, repair, home decor sewing, and costume work. One client at a time.
What the studio does for Carson Valley clients
- Custom Design & Pattern DraftingDrafted to your measurements using the Rundschau method
- TailoringJackets, trousers, dresses — refit through the shoulder, seat, and side seams
- AlterationsHems, sleeves, waists, linings, zippers
- DressmakingDay dresses, evening wear, separates
- Garment Repair & MendingButtons, moth holes, blown seams, threadbare cuffs — "U Rip I Sew"
- Home Decor SewingDrapery, pillows, cushions, table linens
- Costume & Performance WearStage, dance, and on-ice productions
About the studio.
The Valley has a long history with hands-on work. The studio fits that — pattern drafted to your measurements, fittings booked into the calendar like any other appointment, the garment finished and pressed when you come back. No production line. No outsourced alterations counter.
Genoa clients come in for vintage tailoring; ranches around Johnson Lane bring in coats and work clothes that need real repair, not replacement; Topaz brings the lake-house crowd with custom dresses and home sewing. The studio takes them all on the same calendar.
What we hear from Carson Valley clients.
The Valley's work tends to cluster by sub-area. Genoa brings vintage and heritage pieces from the old town's long families. The Foothill and Indian Hills send a mix of dress-clothes alterations and home decor sewing. Johnson Lane and the working ranches bring in outerwear and chore coats that need actual repair, not replacement. Topaz Lake adds custom dresses and the occasional drapery panel from the lake houses. Same workroom, same calendar.
Common work from Carson Valley.
- Genoa heritage and vintage tailoring
- Working-ranch chore coat reconstruction
- Foothill and lake-house home decor sewing
Frequently asked from Carson Valley.
How far into the Valley do you serve?
Do you do work for Genoa wineries or restaurants?
Are you part of the Carson Valley Quilting Guild?
What's the longest drive from anywhere in the Valley?
Do you do work for Johnson Lane and the working ranches?
Getting here.
The studio is at 1347 El Dorado Avenue A, Gardnerville — central to the Valley, off Highway 395 just south of Minden. Within about 20 minutes of any address from Genoa to Topaz. Call 775.450.6233 to book.