Jenny Lynn Sewing

02/25/2026

Prom season is upon us! Starting on March 1st thru May 15th, the only appointments that I am booking are Prom and wedding appointments. If you have alteration needs that aren't Prom or wedding, please contact me NOW or wait until May. After March 1st, I cannot guarantee that your item will be glitter free!

01/25/2026

I'm working hard this very snowy day, not really minding the snow piling up outside. Then I hear Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville through the radio speaker.
Brutal.

07/03/2025

JennyLynn Sewing will be closed for the Independence day holiday until Monday July7th. I will return texts, message and phone calls then.

Then, now and forever, Edward Percy Moran, 1862-1935, artist

05/14/2025

Prom month is only halfway over and the sewing studio is still in full swing. Unfortunately, I will not be able to accept any new clients until June at the earliest. Thanks for understanding!

02/28/2025

I have stocked up as best as I can but this might cause for some serious delays especially for specialty and custom work.

Seamstresses and fabric artists are searching for new fabric sources after Joann announced that it's closing all of its stores.

01/16/2025

These jeans were a gift to a young man over the holidays but the first time he wore them one of the metal studs fell off. I realized that it wasn't attached properly in the first place and the prongs holding it on were not repairable so I needed to special order a new stud (and some extra in case others fall off too). Repair made, Rock on!!!

08/28/2024

For the months of September and October, evening appointments will only be offered on Mondays and Wednesdays. I will return to Monday and Tuesday evening appointments in November.
Daytime appointments are still available Monday thru Friday.
Thank you.

08/12/2024

We love our pooches but we do not love when they tear holes in things such as jackets and blankets. This blanket came to me with a hole so large that it couldn't be stitched up so I had to find an appropriate patch option. My son helped me find a grey fabric that was a decent match and home we went for some blanket first aid! Patch made, patch sewn and blanket ready for use.
When the damage is so bad that a patch is required there is no way to entirely hide it. I do everything I can to minimize it's visibility but it's still there and you will still see it.

08/01/2024

Wedding solutions part 4 (final): bodice
The first alterations provider added several "boning" strips to smooth out the bodice for the bride. At that time the bodice was also tightened (a bit too much) and the shoulders worked on. While this solved issues with how the fabric laid across the body, it created itchy and unpleasant irritation on the skin and difficulty closing the buttons on the back. The bride asked me if I could do anything to soften it.
Noticing that the fabric the previous seamstress had used to cover up her work was cotton based and had no flexibility, I replaced the entire thing with soft, flesh colored spandex that would move with her while she partied at the reception and hopefully would provide a little stretch to more easily button the gown. While I was doing it, I also secured the buttons with a better technique and replaced the hooks that were mis-shaped.
Finally, the gown was wearable again and the bride was happy.
When you pay good money, expect good quality workmanship. This bridal store failed their client in more ways than one. I was more than happy to help her out but really wish that she hadn't needed me in the first place. Nothing that I saw done by the previous seamstress was done properly and that's a shame. A wedding dress might just be the most important piece of clothing that a woman will ever buy. It should be treated as such and the bride treated with due respect as well.

07/28/2024

Wedding solutions part 3: Hemming (same bridal gown)
Many formal dresses are made with unique hems that include what we call a "horsehair braid" along the hem. This "braid" is a lightly woven strip of plastic that adds boost and definition to the hem of a dress. The correct way to hem a dress with this is to remove the braid and hem at the correct length then reapply it.
It is NOT, as done by our problem seamstress, to cut the fabric above the braid and simply move it up to where the client wants it then sew. Should the length still be too long, you do NOT simply gather the extra fabric and sew an additional line at the new location!!! Terrible decision!!!
For this wedding dress, the work done on this layer is visible underneath only 3 layers of tulle. The poor workmanship was visible while the bride wore the dress. Completely unacceptable.

07/25/2024

Wedding solutions part 2: Ballroom Bustle
When the future groom picked up the vests I posted pictures of earlier this week, he shared with me about the bride's experience with the bridal salon seamstress. I'll spare you the details but it wasn't good. I insisted that she call me if she needed anything even though the wedding was only days away. The next day (Wednesday) she messaged me. Something was wrong with the bustle! I asked her to come to me right away.
The bustle was a mess! The previous seamstress used cheap thin ribbon usually bought at craft stores for minimal cost. She also used the wrong thread to sew the ribbons on the dress and failed to secure them properly. As a result, the ribbons were coming detached from the gown. The lack of proper securing also lead to holes within the fabric of the gown where the bustle ribbons belonged.
I replaced the ribbon with more secure and higher quality ribbons and replaced poorly made "loops" with plastic rings better equipped to handle the weight of the ballroom bustle.
But this was just the beginning!