About Smoking Iron Alterations
Hello and welcome
to Smoking Iron Alterations. I am Michael Dollinger, owner and operator of this
multifaceted tailor shop. I have been serving the Indianapolis area for over 35
years. Having learned the tailoring trade from my father, I started my
professional career at Redwood & Ross in 1981. In 1987 I helped to open and
run the mens' tailor shop at the Jacobson's Department store. I was able to
expand my craft by helping with the ladies' alterations department in bridal and
business wear.
The
name "Smoking Iron" comes from the old-time charcoal burning irons
that I have and use to demonstrate 18th and 19th century tailoring techniques at
reenactments. Though my shop is filled with working antique tailoring tools, I
do have, and use, modern sewing machines and irons to alter, fit, or refashion
your wardrobe to your liking.
My interests in American history led me
to work at Connor Prarie Pioneer Village. My sewing skills proved very helpful
in the creation of my character's clothing. This led to the manufacture of other
people's historical clothing and later expanded to include other time periods.
If you peruse the catalogue, you can see examples of my work that spans over
several centuries of fashion for men, women, and children. Besides the clothing
and head wear I have made, I carry specialty items made by other artisans in the
reenactment hobby.
Come to Smoking Iron Alterations, where more than
just the service is old fashioned. |
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