I am willing to clean, mend or update
your old costumes so that you can wear them again or prepare them for sale.
Anne Kingston said:
"Rita has worked wonder on many of my costumes in the past and has saved the
day with some of my more 'impulsive' purchases from Cairo. The woman is a
genius."
new waistcoat top, after
whole waistcoat after.....
This waistcoat owner said:
"its here!!!! o my you are a clever girl its absolutely PERFECT honestly
.........., thank you soooo much you will come highly recommended, thanks again 
"
What can you expect?
This is a cleaning and refurbishment service. I am working on the
assumption that your costume fits and will not need alterations. This way,
we can work through the postal system and you do not need to visit Cumbria for
fittings (though I do like to have visitors!).
When you have thought about your costume and decide what's GOOD and BAD about
it, you send it to me and I decide what can, and cannot be done with it.
Let's face it, some things may never recover from the hard life they have led,
but I will do my best. You set the budget and I do what I can within the
budget.
Simple repairs and cleaning will not break the bank, being less than £35.
Mending fiddly beadwork is time-consuming and will push costs up.
Replacing fabric inserts or skirts may not be as expensive as you think.
The highest cost would be to totally re-invent a costume to bring it up to date
- but even that is going to be MUCH less than the cost of a brand new costume!
Information:
If you want more information about updating your costumes contact me on
rita@williamsonspace.co.uk and I
will send you details setting out the options.
