The studio is in Gardnerville — five minutes south of downtown Minden, on the same side of 395. Most Minden clients are at the studio door in less time than it takes to find parking at the courthouse.
Custom clothing, tailoring, alterations, garment repair, home decor sewing, and costume work. By appointment, Tuesday through Saturday.
What the studio does for Minden 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.
Minden is a small town that takes a lot of pride in how things are done — the kind of place where people still ask a neighbour who they use for tricky repair work. The studio gets a steady flow of Minden clients on that word-of-mouth, and the work runs the full range: trousers refit through the seat, a vintage coat with a torn lining, a costume for a dance recital, a curtain panel for a remodeled living room.
If you're looking for a seamstress in Minden and would rather not drive past the Valley to Carson City or Reno, the answer is the short trip to El Dorado Avenue.
What we hear from Minden clients.
Minden brings the studio a particular mix: hospitality uniforms from the downtown hotels and inns, shop and trade uniforms from the automotive and service businesses around Esmeralda and Buckeye, and a steady run of dress-clothes alterations from the town's professional class. Add the occasional rebuild of a beloved jacket and you've got most Tuesdays.
Common work from Minden.
- Hospitality and trade uniform alterations
- Professional-wear tailoring for downtown Minden
- Wedding-guest dress fittings (no bridal work)
Frequently asked from Minden.
How long is the drive from Minden to the studio?
Can I drop a garment off on the way to work?
Do you do Minden-area uniform alterations?
Do you ever come up to Minden for fittings?
I bought a dress in Carson City but it doesn't fit right. Can you help?
Getting here.
From downtown Minden it's roughly five minutes south on Highway 395 to 1347 El Dorado Avenue A, Gardnerville. The studio runs by appointment — call 775.450.6233 to set a time.