Clothing Alterations Software for UK Tailors & Seamstresses

Clothing alterations software is a digital system that replaces paper alteration tickets in tailor and seamstress businesses. It lets staff log garments, store customer measurements, track alteration progress, send automatic SMS collection notifications, and maintain a searchable job history. RepairBook is purpose-built for UK clothing alteration shops.

RepairBook is built for UK alteration shops — with UK-hosted data, GDPR compliance, and GBP pricing. It covers garment intake photography, customer measurement storage, automated SMS collection reminders, rush job prioritisation, deposit tracking, and supply inventory in one system designed for independent UK tailors and seamstresses.

RepairBook maintains a permanent digital profile for every customer — storing chest, waist, hip, inseam, and any custom measurements taken during fitting. When a customer returns for future alterations, their measurements are instantly accessible, removing the need to re-measure and speeding up every appointment.

RepairBook lets you set a due date and priority level on every job. Urgent alterations — such as wedding dresses with a fixed ceremony date — are flagged at the top of the job queue and appear as overdue if not completed on time. This gives you a clear daily view of which jobs cannot slip without consequence.

When a job is marked complete in RepairBook, an automatic SMS and email notification is sent to the customer telling them their garment is ready. This eliminates uncollected items building up on the rails, reduces manual phone calls, and ensures customers are informed promptly — improving the overall service experience.

RepairBook records deposits taken at the time of booking, outstanding balances, and full payment at collection — all linked to the digital job ticket. This gives you a clear financial record per job and per customer, eliminating disputes at collection about how much was already paid.

Garments can be photographed at intake using any phone or tablet — the photos are attached to the digital job ticket with a timestamp. This protects the shop if a customer later claims a stain, tear, or existing damage occurred during the alteration, providing clear evidence of the garment's condition on arrival.

RepairBook supports all alteration job types — clothing, curtains, soft furnishings, and specialist fabric repairs can each be set up with their own intake fields, alteration categories, and pricing. This makes it suitable for alteration shops that offer a broad range of services beyond standard garment tailoring.