When my niece got married I told them I would 'fix' their dresses but I won't do any boning. Yep, they had boning(stays). I hemmed, I took in, and shortened the halter necks.
A friend of my sons asked me one time if I still sewed - I was the only one he knew that had a sewing machine! He brought me six pair of jeans to put patches on, and he gave ma $25 gift card to either JoAnn's or WalMart to support my habit!!