text: I'm 4'11\" and there is not one single pair of pants at any store that I can wear right off the rack unless the store carries a \"short\" length.  After finally getting fed up with hemming (if you can call it that) my own pants, and then tripping when my heels get caught in my bad hem job, I decided that I make a decent enough living and can afford to pay a tailor to do it right.\n\nWasn't sure where to go, so my first thought was Delia's Cleaners, since they have a sign that says they do alterations. While I do make a decent living, I do a lot of second-hand-clothes shopping, so I was not about to pay $12 to hem some pants that cost me $8.00. And then I read some reviews about this and the reviews didn't inspire much confidence in the quality of the service I'd be getting for that.\n\nAs I drove out of the Safeway shopping plaza where Delia's is located, I noticed a small \"alterations\" place across the street: A Stitch in Time. Coincidence? I think not. Fate is more like it.\n\nAnd \"fate\" is part of her name: FATEMEH! She is awesome! I walked in there with a large bag full of all the pants I ever hemmed badly or rolled up. At least 8 pants on that first visit. \n\nFatemeh had me try each one on, and she quickly put some pins into one leg of each pair of pants. She asked me when I needed them back, and when I said by this time next week (expecting her to say no way, or that 'll cost ya) she said OK! Not a problem. \n\nI was worried because I didn't even check for references or anything and had just driven up there. So this was a big leap of faith with almost all the pants I own. \n\nI was THRILLED when I got them back. Every single one of them was a perfect fit, and the stitching was excellent. Not only that, she ironed all of them! Those poor pants hadn't had face-time with a good pressing in a looong time! \n\nWhat's more, Fatemeh was so grateful for the business. She thanked me an awkward number of times during the 5 or 6 minutes I was there to pick up my items. I thought it was maybe because there were so many and it was a big bill, but she was just the same with the other people who were there as well. I say it was awkward because I rarely encounter a business owner who THANKS customers or clients, as most people act so entitled or like you owe them something. It was refreshing. She just genuinely appreciates her clients. \n\nWell Fatemeh, this client genuinely appreciates you, too. I appreciate her so much I have been a repeat customer at least 6 more times in the past 8 months.