All statesAlterations & TailoringMissouri › Kansas City

Alterations & Tailoring in Kansas City, MO

9 of the 19 sewing and fabric businesses we list in Kansas City have clothing alterations, hemming and tailoring on site. You bought the fabric — now you need someone to actually sew it, or take in a suit that almost fits. Google Maps answers with a category; it can't tell a tailor who drafts a garment from scratch apart from a dry cleaner who pins hems at the counter. Every shop listed here was confirmed to do alterations work, either from its own site or from how the business describes itself, so the phone number you call is one that can answer the question you're asking.

Alla's Tailor and Alterations Alterations

7232 Wornall Rd, Kansas City, MO 64114

+18163335559 Directions

It's Sew Altering Alterations

6338 NE 68th Ter, Kansas City, MO 64119

+18166657076 Directions

Jareds Midtown Cleaners & Alterations Alterations

3116 Troost Ave, Kansas City, MO 64109

Website Directions

K Tailor Shop Alterations

2404 NE 72nd St, Kansas City, MO 64118-2366

+18168595540 Directions

Larissa's Plaza Tailor Shop Alterations

4631 Wornall Rd, Kansas City, MO 64112-1531

+18167531209 Website Directions

Leather Masters KC Alterations

212 Westport Rd, Kansas City, MO 64111-2240

+18165616397 Website Directions

Lucia's Sarto Alterations

4808 Belleview Ave, Kansas City, MO 64112-1321

+18162980003 Website Directions

Sisters Alterations Alterations

6309 N Antioch Rd, Kansas City, MO 64119-1818

+18164542009 Website Directions

YB Saddlery Alterations

7424 NW Mace Rd, Kansas City, MO 64152-1918

+18163770332 Directions

Call before the first fitting, not after. Turnaround swings from same-day at a counter-service shop to three weeks at a one-person studio in wedding season, and most tailors quote by the garment rather than by the hour — a hem is rarely the same price as reshaping a jacket. If the piece matters, ask whether the person who measures you is the person who sews.

Also in Kansas City

More in Kansas City and Missouri

Alterations & Tailoring near Kansas City

Good to know

What's the difference between a tailor and an alterations shop?
An alterations shop adjusts a garment you already own — hems, seams, zippers, taking in or letting out. A tailor can do all of that and also cut and construct a garment from fabric, which is what you want if you've bought material and need it made up. Many businesses do both, but the skill sets are different and so is the price.

Can a dry cleaner do alterations?
Often yes — in the United States counter alterations at dry cleaners are common, and for a hem or a simple seam that's usually all you need. For structured work such as a jacket, a suit or a bridal gown, look for a shop that lists tailoring as its own service rather than as an add-on.