About Judith aka genie

I live in a beautiful part of the world - Runaway Bay at the Gold Coast, Australia. My son Daniel and his wife Amalia live not too far away, so that I get to see my 3 grandsons on a regular basis. Having operated 6 clothing alteration shops, I find working from home works for me. I am kept busy with clients, plus as a self publisher I personally complete all orders for my book Clothing Alteration Secrets Revealed. My goal is to help empower other people to feel confident altering ready-made clothes. I built this website with the advise of Morteza - developer of the Geelus POS software. Sewing is my passion through the medium clothing alterations. Happy altering, Judith Turner

Repair ladder knitted woollen jumper cardigan

This video has been on my YouTube channel for a while.  However it now has a voice over, explaining the process. This is just one way that a hand knitted jumper can be repaired.  In this case it is a ladder.  But there are other ways to repair knitted garments, and at the end of this video I have give you a link to two videos.  One on how to repair a [...]

2018-02-17T15:16:02+10:00 By |Categories: Repairs, Stretch and Knit Tops & Tees|Comments Off on Repair ladder knitted woollen jumper cardigan

Extension on shorts with blanket ribbon

This happens a lot.  Shorts are meant to be short of course, but sometimes they are just too short!  That is what happened to my client when she bought some shorts for her twin daughters.  The other issue is saving time and therefore money for the client.  Rather than unpick the hem, I decided to just stitch the ribbon on underneath. Doing the extension on shorts with blanket ribbon was a lot easier [...]

2018-01-20T13:14:02+10:00 By |Categories: Hems, Trousers|Comments Off on Extension on shorts with blanket ribbon

Fix open ended metal dress zip

My client had a dress with an open ended zip down the front.  The problem was that the end of the zip was broken.  So the zip opened all the way to the top.  Not a good look when you are out and about. The major issue here is trying to purchase a metal zip this long, and then the cost of unpicking the existing zip and replacing it.  I quoted between [...]

2018-01-20T13:13:47+10:00 By |Categories: Dresses and Gowns, Repairs, Zippers|Comments Off on Fix open ended metal dress zip

Back keyhole needs covering floral dress

Back keyhole needs covering floral dress The back keyhole needs covering floral dress.  My client did not want her bra to show on this dress.  Maternity bras tend to be quite wide at the back and this was the issue for her. It would have been a nice feature with the keyhole, but it really didn't work.  The bra was fully exposed from one side to the other.    I [...]

2018-04-04T16:57:21+10:00 By |Categories: Dresses and Gowns|Comments Off on Back keyhole needs covering floral dress