Bridal Tailoring: Why We're a Team-Based Business and Not a Solo Seamstress

What does it really take to run a bridal alterations business?

In this episode of Seamstress and the Bride, we talk about the reality behind why we're a team-based business and what the bridal tailoring industry—something most brides (and even many seamstresses) never see.

For decades, the industry has operated on the idea of the solo seamstress. But at our shop, we’ve learned that model simply isn’t sustainable in today’s bridal world.

We discuss:
• The difference between entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs in a tailoring business
• Why bridal alterations cannot realistically be a one-person operation anymore
• How running a team-based shop allows us to serve hundreds of brides each season
• Why we built an in-house sewing academy to train apprentices from fashion schools
• The bigger problem facing the industry: the next generation of skilled seamstresses

The bridal tailoring trade is quietly becoming a dying craft, and very few people are talking about it.

Our mission with Seamstress and the Bride is to pull back the curtain on this industry—educating both brides and future seamstresses about the work, skill, and teamwork that goes into every gown.

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Produced by Bridal Nerds Network LLC
Hosted by Genesis Emmons

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