Hey,

I am going to buy a bunch of material at Wararot Market and I need to take it same day to a seamstress. If there is one within walking distance, that would help. Otherwise, I can hire a songtaew and take the material somewhere else.

Any recommendations?

Need more info. What are you making; clothes, curtains, etc.? Do you care about the quality of the work? (You won't get quality work at Kad Luang, that's for sure).

Also if it is clothing make sure they know how to measure you properly.

try the lady with small stall down the soi facing shell garage on huay kaew road,done a few jobs for me and found her great,she is on the left as soon as u turn in to soi,think late afternoon best time to catch her.

Thanks. The lady opposite the Shell station will work out fine.

The lady on the soi has a sewing machine, that's true. But if she is an 'expert seamstress' i would be surprised.

"Expert seamstress" are people like the lady a few doors down from the Dukes Mae Ping. But she is in demand, is not by any means inexpensive, and the last time I was there she was backed up six weeks and not taking any more work.

There are plenty of cheapies who do lousy work.

The lady on the soi has a sewing machine, that's true. But if she is an 'expert seamstress' i would be surprised.

Don't be. She's done some amazing work for me, repairing things so that they look better than new, making new items to my measurements, and blind-stitching team patches onto uniforms. Excellent work done for low cost.

The required job is simple. But I can't do it. But I asked for "expert" since that's always better if available.

I gave this woman two meters of cotton cloth and an old shirt who's fit I liked, and asked her to reproduce it. She did, and it fit perfectly. Don't know how she'll do on pant hems...

There is a lady with a shop, on Chiang Moi, about 60 meters west of the Ratchawong intersection, on the North side of the road. Don't know if she does "bik sise;" or not. Pretty close to Worrorat.

FYI - the lady opposite the Shell station on Huay Kaew is closed on weekends.

The lady opposite the Shell station is more of a "mending lady" than an "expert seamstress". I'm very surprised that FolkGuitar said she reproduced a shirt for him -- perhaps she's more willing to do this with simple items like men's shirts. Some of us women have tried this with her and she's unwilling to tackle a similar job with women's clothing and she definitely isn't up to a job that involved taking body measurements and coming up with an outfit.

The lady opposite the Shell station is more of a "mending lady" than an "expert seamstress". I'm very surprised that FolkGuitar said she reproduced a shirt for him -- perhaps she's more willing to do this with simple items like men's shirts. Some of us women have tried this with her and she's unwilling to tackle a similar job with women's clothing and she definitely isn't up to a job that involved taking body measurements and coming up with an outfit.

thought making outfits was a tailors job,no wonder she rejected you,propaly to big a job to get stuck in to.

The lady opposite the Shell station is more of a "mending lady" than an "expert seamstress". I'm very surprised that FolkGuitar said she reproduced a shirt for him -- perhaps she's more willing to do this with simple items like men's shirts. Some of us women have tried this with her and she's unwilling to tackle a similar job with women's clothing and she definitely isn't up to a job that involved taking body measurements and coming up with an outfit.

She's done quite a lot of intricate sewing work for me. From doing difficult alterations on fencing jackets (which are made with a very special puncture-resistant three-layer material) to to blind-stitching identification patches onto fencing trousers, making items from scratch, to simple repairs. She's my 'go-to' person for anything that I can't hand-sew.

The lady opposite the Shell station is more of a "mending lady" than an "expert seamstress". I'm very surprised that FolkGuitar said she reproduced a shirt for him -- perhaps she's more willing to do this with simple items like men's shirts. Some of us women have tried this with her and she's unwilling to tackle a similar job with women's clothing and she definitely isn't up to a job that involved taking body measurements and coming up with an outfit.

thought making outfits was a tailors job,no wonder she rejected you,propaly to big a job to get stuck in to.

Yes, making outfits can be a tailor's job -- or for ladies, it would be a dressmaker's job.

Folkguitar -- what I suspect the lady near the Shell oil station can't do is something dressmakers do very often here in Chiang Mai for us ladies. We'll see a friend's garment we like and ask to borrow it, take it to a dressmaker and ask her to copy it for us, only we're not the same size as the friend. The dressmaker take measurements to make a paper pattern and tell us how much fabric to buy, along with tips like what type of fabric would work best, width of fabric, etc. We go off to buy the fabric and return the borrowed garment to our friend. After buying the fabric at Warorot, we return to the dressmaker with the fabric, she makes the garment and often several fittings may be involved. I've never seen the Shell Oil lady take anyone's measurements or make patterns. to make any garment "from scratch". Has she done this for you?

The lady opposite the Shell station is more of a "mending lady" than an "expert seamstress". I'm very surprised that FolkGuitar said she reproduced a shirt for him -- perhaps she's more willing to do this with simple items like men's shirts. Some of us women have tried this with her and she's unwilling to tackle a similar job with women's clothing and she definitely isn't up to a job that involved taking body measurements and coming up with an outfit.

thought making outfits was a tailors job,no wonder she rejected you,propaly to big a job to get stuck in to.

Yes, making outfits can be a tailor's job -- or for ladies, it would be a dressmaker's job.

Folkguitar -- what I suspect the lady near the Shell oil station can't do is something dressmakers do very often here in Chiang Mai for us ladies. We'll see a friend's garment we like and ask to borrow it, take it to a dressmaker and ask her to copy it for us, only we're not the same size as the friend. The dressmaker take measurements to make a paper pattern and tell us how much fabric to buy, along with tips like what type of fabric would work best, width of fabric, etc. We go off to buy the fabric and return the borrowed garment to our friend. After buying the fabric at Warorot, we return to the dressmaker with the fabric, she makes the garment and often several fittings may be involved. I've never seen the Shell Oil lady take anyone's measurements or make patterns. to make any garment "from scratch". Has she done this for you?

No, she's only copied my own shirt. No body measurements taken. I gave her the shirt I wanted copied, and two yards of fabric that I bought in Warrorot Market. I used to have all my sport shirts made by an old man located in a small shophouse behind the Honda dealer on Ratchadamnern Rd, but he is no longer there. He always had me buy two yards of cloth for each shirt. I also gave him the thread for his sewing machine as the local stuff he used was pretty flimsy. That didn't seem to be the case with the woman across the street, although I did give her 'special' thread for my fencing jacket. That needs to be pretty bullet (sword?) proof.

Yes, she would have good quality thread for attaching buttons. I've got to admit, we've used my dressmaker to make shirts for Hubby and that's probably "overkill" since it's basically a "copy job". Somehow he never gains weight or desires a different style. We'll have to try the lady across from the Shell station next time.

Yes, she would have good quality thread for attaching buttons. I've got to admit, we've used my dressmaker to make shirts for Hubby and that's probably "overkill" since it's basically a "copy job". Somehow he never gains weight or desires a different style. We'll have to try the lady across from the Shell station next time.

I got the impression that she really didn't want to make my shirt. There was some reluctance on her part when I brought her the cloth, but B300 sealed the deal. I needed the shirt done quickly for a meeting.

EDIT: It may have been B400. It was two years ago...