Measured by hand
No two bodies are the same. I pin and measure every piece in person, the only way to get a fit that disappears when you wear it.
My alterations workshop, Exeter
A workshop,
not a factory.
I'm Malina, and Crop Design is my one-bench alterations workshop in Exeter. Every garment that comes through my door is measured, altered and finished by the same pair of hands, and now, tracked every step of the way.
My bench in Exeter
Five years, one bench, and a lot of clothes saved.
I started with a hand-cranked machine and a hand-written ledger of tickets pinned to garments on a rail. The craft was never the problem, but keeping people in Exeter in the loop was. Customers would call to ask "is it ready yet?", and I had no good way to show them.
So I built the thing I always wished I had: an app that turns my paper ticket into a live, trackable record. Same hands, same standards, same care, just a little window into my workshop for the people who trust me with the pieces they love.
Malina, at the bench in Exeter.
What I believe
Old-school craft, run with care.
Tracked end-to-end
From the moment I write your ticket, you can see exactly where your garment is and what's been done, no guessing, no chasing.
No piece too precious
Wedding dresses, inherited coats, the jacket you wore to everything, I treat the irreplaceable like it's my own.
0
Years on the bench
0+
Garments altered
0
Seamstress at the bench
0to 4 days
Typical turnaround
Inside the shop
Where the work happens.
A corner of Exeter with good light, a wall of thread and a kettle that's always on.
Why I built the app
The most modern thing about the oldest craft.
I didn't want an app for the sake of it. I wanted to answer one question, "where's my garment?", better than a paper ticket ever could.
See the live status
Received, measured, in progress, ready, as it happens.
Photos & notes
A record of the work, and my notes, on every ticket.
A direct line
Message me at the workshop without picking up the phone.