The studio is about thirty-five minutes down 207 from Stateline — the closest working seamstress to the South Shore who actually drafts patterns to your measurements. Tahoe clients come down for custom dresses, real tailoring on suits and dresses, costume work for theatre and on-ice productions, and the kind of repair work that keeps a wardrobe from turning over every five years.
What the studio does for South Lake Tahoe 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.
Most Lake Tahoe basin clients send the garment ahead by drop-off and come back for the fitting — saves a second trip down the hill. The studio works on Stateline and Zephyr Cove schedules: appointments booked around weekends, weather, and the seasonal calendar.
For winter projects (ski jackets that need real seam work, costume builds for Tahoe stage productions, custom outerwear), book early — the calendar fills in November.
What we hear from South Lake Tahoe clients.
Tahoe basin work runs three deep, and they don't look alike. Ski and snowboard outerwear repair is the biggest seasonal block — real seam work on technical shells, broken zippers replaced, lining panels rebuilt. Stage and on-ice costume work runs year-round, with both South Shore theatres and the figure-skating community as regulars. And casino-strip entertainer wardrobe — performers from the Stateline venues bringing in their own pieces — fills out the third bucket.
Common work from South Lake Tahoe.
- Ski and snowboard jacket and pant repair
- Stage and on-ice costume construction
- Stateline casino entertainer wardrobe
Frequently asked from South Lake Tahoe.
I'm on the South Shore. Is the 35-minute drive really worth it?
Do you take ski and snowboard jacket repair?
Can I drop off and pick up on the same trip down?
Do you do stage costumes for Tahoe theatre productions?
What about wedding-party dresses?
What's the cutoff for winter outerwear repair?
Getting here.
From Stateline take 207 down Kingsbury Grade to Highway 395, then south a few minutes to 1347 El Dorado Avenue A, Gardnerville. About 35 minutes in good weather. Call 775.450.6233 to schedule, and the studio will work around the drive.