Abraham's Fabric Clinic

I've been a customer here for as long as I've lived in Portland. Abraham was absolutely amazing, which made sense considering he used to tailor suits for Johnny Carson in LA. I was so grateful to have such a gem of a person and business in my neighborhood! Unfortunately, things have changed. I don't know if Abraham has retired, but it's been a year or two since I've seen him. I first really noticed his absence when I had a button and a clasp re-sewn on some pants some time ago. I was surprised when I got them home and actually looked at the button, which was technically attached, but literally dangling off. Life was busy then, I considered it a fluke, and didn't make a fuss. Even more unfortunately, I recently entrusted another minor fix to the seamstress at Abraham's. A zipper on some of my favorite, professional slacks had gone off the rails. I took the pants in to ask if there were some way to just realign the zipper teeth. I was told the zipper would be fixed and paid $25 up front. I was nervous but thought again that maybe the previous bad work was an anomaly. It was not an anomaly and culminated in shockingly bad experience. When I went in to pick up the pants, I was sure to take a look while there. Immediately I saw that the stitching below the button was messy and thick. I pointed it out and the seamstress and she said "Oh, I just didn't clean it up." and immediately began hacking at all the threads with shears. There was an exchange where she asked if I wanted her to redo it and I declined. When I got the pants home and looked closer, I could see that the whole job was shoddy. All the seams throughout the repair are crooked and unsightly. The zipper is a rigid, heavy duty metal zipper which seems inappropriate for the garment. Worst of all when she was recklessly hacking at threads, she actually cut a hole in the fabric of the pants! I decided to call in. The dry cleaning person answered, and I asked if he was the best person to receive a complaint. Without response he handed the phone to the seamstress. I said hello and that I'd just been there about the zipper and added that she had cut a hole in the fabric. I said I'd like to be refunded at the least, and ideally compensated for the pants. She said, "The work was done." and hung up on me. So that's that. Careless, shoddy work. Rude treatment. I will never take any of my clothing there again for any reason and I would not recommend them to anyone else.

Sunny is an exceptional tailor. She is helpful, direct, quick to communicate and very skilled. I had a not so great experience with a tailor who was making my wedding outfit. Sunny fixed the garment and offered some help additions to make it even more beautiful. 5 stars for sure

I brought a satin formal dress here which had stains and was wrinkled. I had called around town at other establishments, but I found Abraham's to be the friendliest over the phone. Sure enough the staff was very professional and friendly in person as well, and they did an excellent job on my dress! It is now free of stain and wrinkles, all for a very fair price. I would certainly come here again for any dry cleaning or alteration needs.

If you're looking for a seamstress look no further!! On top of having a great dry cleaning place, their seamstress is THE BEST! She is consistently reasonably priced, super helpful, kind, timely, and excellent work. She has helped me fit a dress and then personalize it with ideas I had pictured in my head. On top of this, I collect Coogi's and other extremely complicated vintage sweaters, and I always come to her to fix the imperfections. Small to huge holes, burns, raw hems, pulled strings, EVERYTHING is always fixed to make them look new again. I regret not taking pictures of the before's and after's, but seriously they're great!

This place is the best for alterations! I have had a wedding guest dress and a pair of pants altered here, and both times my experience has been wonderful. The people here are very nice and do a great job, all for a fair price. I definitely recommend!