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The Gilded Seam: Custom Women’s Stitching

Tooting · England

Made-to-measure clothing delivered to Tooting

Upper Tooting Road and the covered markets around Tooting Broadway are where a lot of south London goes for sari fabric, dress material and unstitched suits. Getting them made up is the harder part. The Gilded Seam stitches women’s clothing to your measurements in Pakistan and sends the finished outfit to your Tooting address, with every detail agreed online and in writing.

  • Made in Pakistan
  • Minimum order: one suit
  • Written quote in GBP
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Local notes

Ordering from Tooting

Sizes, customs rules and sending fabric from the UK: ordering from the UK.

Indian dress material or a Pakistani pack

Whether you bought Indian dress material or a Pakistani three-piece pack, measure each piece, note any border or lace that came with it, and photograph everything in daylight. Our guide to Indian dress material and Pakistani unstitched suits explains how they tend to differ. With Stitching Only we confirm the fabric is suitable and sufficient, and how to send it, before you post anything.

Clothes for long shifts

If you work shifts at St George’s on Blackshaw Road, or anywhere else, you want clothes that wash easily and go on in seconds for the trip home on the Northern line. A cotton kurta with straight trousers does that, and so does a band-collar co-ord with wide-leg trousers cut from one fabric. Ask for pockets in your notes if you want them.

Summer in SW17

South London summers can be warm and sticky, especially on the days Tooting Bec Lido is at its busiest. Lawn breathes well in that heat: choose three-quarter or elbow sleeves and leave the lining out if the print is not see-through. Your quote covers delivery and any import charges, so the parcel is fully paid for before it leaves Pakistan.

Two ways to order

Our fabric, or yours

Both are made to your measurements in Pakistan. The minimum order is one suit, and we don’t offer free samples.

  • Fabric + Stitching

    We supply the agreed fabric and make your outfit to your measurements. One parcel: the finished outfit shipped to you.

    • Fabric agreed with you before cutting
    • Minimum order one suit
    • No need to send anything
  • Stitching Only

    You supply suitable fabric, such as an unstitched suit, and we cut, stitch and finish it.

    • Two shipping stages: your fabric to us in Pakistan, then the outfit to you
    • Confirm suitability and quantity before sending
    • Minimum order one suit
Does Tooting get the same terms as the rest of London?

Yes. Every UK address gets a written quote in pounds that includes delivery and any VAT, duty or fees. Production takes 5 to 7 working days after full payment, or after your fabric arrives with Stitching Only, and shipping time is extra.

Can you use the lace border that came with my pack?

Usually, yes. List the border or lace with the other pieces when you send your photos, and we confirm in your quote how it can be used on the outfit we stitch.

Softly wrinkled white cotton fabric in natural light

Ready when you are

Made to measure, delivered to Tooting

Tell us the garment, the service option and your city, and add a photo if you have one. We reply with a written quote in GBP, including delivery and import charges.

No commitment until you approve your written quote.