Repairs · Alterations · Manufacture · St Austell, Cornwall

Repair Alter Make

Bike leathers, boat canopies, car seats, curtains and the sewing machine itself. If it's made of fabric, we can repair it, alter it or make it from scratch — in our St Austell workshop, since 1998.

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Est. 1998St Austell, CornwallOpen Mon–Fri 10–5★★★★★ rated on Google

What comes through the door

Every fabric. One workshop.

Most repairers do one thing. We do all of it, under one roof, and we service the machines too. Not sure who fixes that? We do.

Garment being measured with a tape measure for alteration

Tailoring & Alterations

Turn-ups, hems, zips, taking in and letting out. The everyday jobs that make clothes fit and last, usually back with you inside the week.

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Quilted leather stitching on a motorcycle seat

Bike Leathers & Leather

Motorcycle leathers, Kevlar jeans, jackets and bags. Crash damage, seams and zips, repaired by people who ride themselves.

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Boat canopy with a replaced zip and clear window panel

Marine & Canopies

Wetsuits, drysuits, sails, covers and boat canopies. Sean made drysuits for commercial divers, so yours is in safe hands.

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Motorcycle seat part-recovered on the workshop bench

Auto Trim

Leather seats, panels, hoods and trim, from daily drivers to classics. A repair usually beats a replacement by hundreds.

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Wing-back armchair mid-reupholstery, webbing exposed

Upholstery

Chairs, sofas, caravan and campervan seating, cushions and carpet whipping, for homes and for trade.

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Memory cushion covers made from a loved one's shirts

Design & Manufacture

One-offs and short runs made from scratch: covers, bags, kit for work or play. Bring the idea, we'll build it in fabric.

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Dressmaking shears being sharpened on a stone

Machines & Sharpening

Sewing machine sales, servicing, repairs and parts, industrial and domestic, plus scissor and tool sharpening.

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The maths of mending

A 40 quid repair beats a 400 quid replacement.

Most things are worth fixing. Bring it in, or post it to the workshop and we'll ring you with a straight price before we start.

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Word of mouth

Don't take our word for it

Five stars on Google, and the stories behind them are better than the stars.

“Could not fault Lisa and Shaun, sent some motorcycle trousers from Derby to Cornwall. Sent them Friday and received them back Monday. They done everything I asked for and went above and beyond.”

Dom Dawes · Google review

“I took a rear leather car seat here to have a small seam repair done. They did an excellent job and very reasonable, much less than the three others I contacted quoting between £85 to £110.”

David Hardwick · Google review

“I have had motorcycle leathers and Kevlar Jeans altered here. Top quality repairs and service.”

Clive Acraman · Google review

Sean & Lisa

Two people.
Twenty years.
Any fabric.

Sean served his apprenticeship as a sewing machine engineer and spent years making drysuits for commercial divers. Lisa has been sewing since school and there isn't much fabric she hasn't worked with.

The business started in Derby in 1998. When Sean and Lisa moved to Cornwall, the workshop came with them, and customers from their Derby days still post work down rather than trust it to anyone closer. These days, 25 Beech Road is where St Austell brings the things worth saving: the jacket, the canopy, the seat, the chair your granddad sat in. Ring the workshop and you'll get one of them. Not a call centre.

Sean and Lisa Marshall

The other side of the counter

We fix the machines too

Industrial and domestic sewing machine sales, servicing, repairs and parts, plus sharpening for scissors and tools. If your machine's playing up, bring it in before you replace it.

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