Tailor

Seeing a tailor in a dream signifies a scribe, an official who solemnizes marriages, one who reconciles people, affection and intimacy, and pleasant dealings.

The interpretation of seeing a tailor in a dream indicates that one will meet a person possessed of justice. This dream also signifies charitable works and goodness. It may be the dreamer himself. The tailor is interpreted as a man who undertakes the task of reconciling two parties among the people.

Whoever sees in his dream that a garment or underclothing is being sewn for him corrects his own soul. Whoever sees that he is sewing, but does not sew well, strives to reconcile two parties but fails. Whoever sees that he is sewing something for his wife will suffer torment. The tailor also indicates one who gathers scattered affairs and sets them in order.

According to another narration: Seeing a tailor in a dream signifies affection and the reconciliation of people. Sometimes the tailor indicates a scribe and one who solemnizes a marriage. Seeing a tailor indicates a man who strives to restore something that has passed from him, or one who regrets an action he has committed.

If the tailor sews something for himself in a dream, it signifies the beauty of his religion. If he sees that he is sewing something although he does not perform the task well, he strives to gather together scattered and disparate affairs that cannot be brought into order. Whoever sees that he is sewing a garment for a woman will be afflicted by distress.

Seeing a torn and ripped tailor in a dream signifies goodness and reward, or recovery from illnesses. If a person sees in a dream that his wife’s garment is torn and her private parts become exposed, and he covers that place by patching it with stitches, that person attributes an ugly matter to his wife and then apologizes to her.

If a person sees in a dream that he is patching his own torn garment, he will become hostile to his relatives and befriend worthless people. Some interpreters said that sewing up a tear and a rip means turning back from sin. Others said that it means offering an invalid excuse without seeking reconciliation with the oppressed and the one possessing a right.

Ibn Sîrîn: Seeing a secretary / scribe in a dream indicates a person acquainted with the intricacies of affairs, and a woman who knows the private life of her employer; at times, it may also be the person’s spouse or beloved.

Ibn Sîrîn: Seeing a tailor in a dream indicates one who establishes unity, reconciles, serves as a scribe or secretary, solemnizes a marriage contract, and has the agreement witnessed. The tailor also indicates one who regrets his error or corrects his conduct. Seeing oneself as a tailor and sewing one’s own garments in a dream indicates striving to establish one’s livelihood. Seeing that one cannot perform good sewing work in a dream indicates trying to bring opposites together but being unable to succeed. Sewing a garment for a woman indicates being subjected to a great trial. Seeing oneself as a tailor or altering a garment in a dream indicates prosperity, establishing a business, marrying, having children, or putting things in their proper places.

The tailor also indicates piety and excellent character.

It can be read as a sign of easing, receiving support, gaining morale, or a fruitful development.

Underestimating opportunities, succumbing to comfort, or being late may reduce the positive effect.

In the interpretation, the themes of work and responsibility, emotional life, success and reputation, the emotional tone in the dream and how the symbol concludes in the dream should be evaluated together.