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Stitching Only · United Kingdom

Stitching for your own fabric in the UK

Plenty of UK wardrobes hold an unstitched suit or two: a lawn pack from a brand’s summer launch, dress material from a high street shop, a gift brought back from Pakistan. With Stitching Only, you send that fabric to us in Pakistan, we cut and stitch it to your measurements, and the finished outfit comes back to your UK address. There are two separate shipments, and nothing is posted until we have confirmed the fabric with you.

  • Made in Pakistan, shipped to the UK
  • 5 to 7 working days to make, plus shipping
  • Written quote in GBP
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From the UK

Stitching Only for the UK

You supply an unstitched suit or fabric, and we cut, stitch and finish it to your measurements.

Sizes, delivery and sending fabric from the UK: ordering from the UK.

What you might send from the UK

Pakistani brand packs bought online or from shops in Southall, on Green Street or along Stratford Road in Birmingham; Indian dress material from Belgrave Road in Leicester or Ealing Road in Wembley; fabric bought by the metre from a market. Each behaves a little differently, so tell us what you have. Our guide to getting an unstitched suit stitched in the UK explains the choices, and Indian dress material and Pakistani unstitched suits compares the two.

Posting your fabric from the UK

Once we have confirmed that the fabric is suitable and enough, and agreed how to send it, you book the shipment yourself: a tracked international service from the Post Office or a courier. Declare the contents honestly on the customs form, for example “unstitched cotton suit, three pieces”, with their real value, and keep the tracking number until we tell you it has arrived. A note inside with your name and quote reference helps us match it to your order; our guide to posting your fabric has more detail.

Timing for Eid and the seasons

Because the fabric has to reach Pakistan before making starts, Stitching Only takes longer overall than Fabric + Stitching. The 5 to 7 working days of making begin once your fabric has arrived and your quote is paid in full; the journeys either side are extra and vary. If you are working towards Eid, a wedding you are attending or a winter trip, enquire early through the UK quote form and put your date on it.

How it works

Stitching Only step by step

  1. 01

    Photograph your fabric

    Send daylight photos of every piece, with the lengths if you know them, and tell us the design you want.

  2. 02

    We confirm it before you post

    We check the fabric is suitable and enough for your design, and agree how to send it to Pakistan, before anything goes in the post.

  3. 03

    You send it, we make it

    Once your fabric reaches us and your quote is paid in full, we cut and stitch it in 5 to 7 working days.

  4. 04

    Your outfit comes back

    The finished outfit is shipped to you as a second, separate delivery, with delivery and any import charges already in your quote.

  • Single pieces welcome

    One outfit is enough. No minimum bundle.

  • Full payment in advance

    You pay once you’ve approved your quote, before we cut anything.

  • 5 to 7 working days to make

    Production time only. Shipping is added on top.

  • Delivered worldwide

    Delivery and import charges are included in your quote.

Do I pay import charges when the finished outfit comes back?

No. Your written quote includes delivery to your UK address and any import duties, taxes and courier fees, so there is nothing to pay on arrival. Posting your fabric to Pakistan is arranged and paid for by you, unless your quote says otherwise.

What if my suit is short of fabric?

We tell you before you post anything. Often a different trouser style or sleeve length solves it; if not, Fabric + Stitching lets us supply the fabric for the outfit instead.

Softly wrinkled white cotton fabric in natural light

Ready when you are

Stitching Only delivered to the UK

Tell us what you want and your city in the UK. We reply with a written quote in GBP, including delivery and import charges. Once you approve and pay in full, we make it in 5 to 7 working days.

No commitment until you approve your written quote.