Tailor Shop App: Keeping Measurements and Due Dates Straight

Tailor · 2026-11-12 · 6 min read

A tailor shop app that keeps a customer's measurements on the order, records deposits and due dates, and sends a WhatsApp notice over WhatsApp when the garment is ready to collect.

Problems that are typical for tailoring businesses

Tailors often work on many orders with different due dates at once — a kebaya needed for a Saturday event, office uniforms due by a certain date, pants that only need shortening. If the due date is only written in a notebook or kept in memory, a late order is usually only noticed after the customer has already called, upset.

Another problem: a returning customer's measurements often have to be taken all over again for a new order, because the earlier measurement record was lost or mixed up with someone else's.

Measurements stay on the order, ready to reuse

Body measurements and sewing notes are stored on the order, together with a photo of the fabric or style if needed. For a customer who has ordered before, their most recent measurements show up automatically when starting a new order — no need to measure from scratch every time the same customer comes back.

Due dates show up on the order board, not just in memory

Orders are sorted by due date, and anything close to or past its finish date is flagged so it stands out on the work board. This lets a tailor prioritize what needs to be done first without having to keep every date in their head.

Deposits are recorded, "ready for pickup" sent automatically

A deposit taken when the customer places the order is recorded along with how it was paid, and goes into that day's cash total. Once the garment is finished and the status moves to "Ready for pickup", a WhatsApp message to the customer opens automatically — the customer doesn't need to call to ask if it's done, and the remaining balance is already worked out from the total minus the deposit.

Limits

Sello stores measurements and sewing notes as text and photos on the order; there is no digital pattern-making or automatic pattern design yet — measuring is still done by hand by the tailor, only the record of it is kept tidy and reusable. Customer payment always goes directly to the tailor, never held by Sello.