Southmayd, Grayson County, Texas
Alterations and sewing for Southmayd, Texas.
Sewn by Nayna with care
Southmayd is about twenty miles west of Denison by road, out through Sherman on Highway 56 and up US 75. It is a town people live in and drive out of, and the plants they drive to in Sherman are hiring by the thousand, which is where a lot of the work pants and jackets come from.
All fittings, drop-offs and pickups happen at Nayna's home sewing room in Denison.
Local know-how
Southmayd grew because Sherman grew, and Sherman is hiring again
Southmayd started where the Texas and Pacific tracks crossed D. S. Southmayd's land, and stayed a village for half a century. By the mid 1970s the Handbook of Texas records 235 residents and no businesses at all. Then it grew: 643 people in 1990, 992 by 2000. Nothing was built in Southmayd to cause that. People wanted to live ten miles from Sherman and drive in.
That drive is getting busier. Texas Instruments calls Sherman its largest site, with room for four chip fabs. The first, SM1, started production in December 2025, and TI says the site will support as many as 3,000 direct jobs. GlobiTech's wafer plant expansion, announced by the Governor's office in 2022, came with 1,500 more.
Whatever a plant issues is the plant's problem. Everything else is yours: work pants that come in one length, the jacket whose zipper went in the second winter, the shirt that needs taking in once the job has you on your feet all day. That is ordinary alterations work, and it comes from Southmayd steadily.
Starting at a Sherman plant? Bring the work pants in before the first week, with the boots, so the hem sits right over them. Ask Nayna to leave the allowance in. Work pants get re-hemmed more than anything else she sees.
What she does
Sewing for Southmayd
Every service below is open to Southmayd customers. Pick one to see what it covers.
01
Bridal and prom
Wedding, bridesmaid, prom
Bridal and prom 02Hemming
Slacks, dresses, sleeves
Hemming 03Zipper replacement
Pants, jackets, dresses
Zipper replacement 04Take in and let out
Too big or a little snug
Take in and let out 05Repairs and patches
Rips, tears, patches
Repairs and patches 06Uniforms
Including youth baseball
Uniforms 07Custom sewing
From patterns, to your size
Custom sewing
The drive
From Southmayd to the sewing room
Highway 56 east into Sherman, then US 75 north to Denison.
The whole drive runs through Sherman, so a drop-off pairs well with a Hobby Lobby run or any other Sherman errand on the way.
- Road miles
- 21
- Minutes
- 25 to 30
Open directions
You get the street address when your fitting is booked. Drop-offs and pickups are by appointment, so text first and the door is open when you arrive.
Mileage: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data, Southmayd city hall to central Denison (33.3 km, 28 minutes)
Around town
What brings work in from Southmayd
A one-campus town inside a two-town school district, with no shops of its own and Sherman's industry a short drive east.
Sherman's plants are the employer
Texas Instruments started production at its first Sherman fab in December 2025 and says the four-fab site will support up to 3,000 direct jobs. GlobiTech's expansion added 1,500 more. Work pants, jackets and shirts for those jobs are a steady part of what comes from Southmayd.
Three schools, two towns, one district
Southmayd and Sadler share S and S Consolidated ISD, whose own line is "Three Schools, Two Towns, One Family." The elementary campus is in Southmayd on Elementary Drive, next door to city hall; the middle and high schools are in Sadler. Prom and graduation season runs April into May, so a dress should come in by early March if you want room for two fittings.
Rams letter jackets and patches
S and S fields football, volleyball, cross country, cheer, basketball, powerlifting, track, golf, softball and baseball. Letter jackets, chenille patches and name bars are hand work Nayna does, and the autumn is when they arrive.
No youth league of its own
The city website has no parks or youth sports listing and its calendar of events is empty, which matches a town of under a thousand people. If your child plays ball in Sherman or Whitesboro, the league's own uniform rules tell you what you have to buy, and those pants are the ones that need hemming.
City of Southmayd, Calendar of Events (no events listed, checked 30 October 2026)
No fabric shop in town
Southmayd has none. Hobby Lobby on Town Center Road in Sherman has a fabric and sewing department and is on the way to Denison. For quilting cotton, Kaleidoscope Quilt Shop on East Main in Whitesboro is eight miles the other way.
Local details checked 30 October 2026. Dates and hours move, so confirm with the organiser before you set out.
When to bring it in
A year of sewing from Southmayd
The sewing room fills up in waves. Here is when Southmayd tends to need what, and how far ahead to come in.
- January
Livestock show entries close
Grayson County 4-H lists a January entry deadline for the Texoma Exposition and Livestock Show. Show shirts and starched jeans need hemming before the ring, not the week of.
Source: Texas A and M AgriLife Extension, Grayson County, major shows and entry deadlines
- Early March
Prom and graduation dresses come in
Prom and graduation season at S and S runs April into May. A dress brought in by early March leaves room for two fittings without a rush.
- August
Back to school at the Southmayd campus
S and S Elementary on Elementary Drive is the one school inside the city. New school pants bought long and a backpack with a dead zipper are August jobs.
Source: City of Southmayd, Schools page
- Autumn
Letter jackets and patches
Rams football and the other fall sports are when letter jackets get ordered and patches pile up. Bring the jacket and every patch at once so they go on in one sitting.
- Any month
First week at a Sherman plant
TI and GlobiTech hire year round. Bring work pants in with the boots before the first shift so the hem sits right over them.
Source: Texas Instruments newsroom, June 2025, Sherman mega-site and four fabs
Around Southmayd
Useful to know in Southmayd
Places that send work to the sewing room, and a few that do the jobs Nayna does not.
- Community center
Southmayd Community Center
4708 Belknap Drive, Southmayd
The town's gathering room, with a kitchen, run by the city with its own rental rules. The place a Southmayd shower or reception is most likely to happen, so the dress and the suit for it are work she sees.
- Wedding venue
The Madelyn Venue and Guesthouse
8091 Southmayd Road, Collinsville
A restored 1890s barn on 200 acres with onsite lodging, on the road that runs southwest out of Southmayd. The nearest full wedding venue to town.
Source: The Madelyn Venue, own website
- School district
S and S Consolidated ISD
Elementary in Southmayd, middle and high school in Sadler
Southmayd's district, shared with Sadler. Letter jackets, patches and prom season come from here.
- Fabric and sewing department
Hobby Lobby
3500 Town Center Road, Sherman
The nearest fabric counter, on the way to Denison. Buy thread, notions and fabric there and bring them to the fitting.
From the sewing room
Recently finished in the sewing room
The latest pieces to leave Nayna's sewing room in Denison. Tap a photo to see more.
How it works
Easy as 1, 2, 3
No counter, no hand-offs. The person who pins your fitting is the person who sews it.
- 1
Reach out
Send a ticket, call or text. A quick photo of the piece helps her quote it.
- 2
Get pinned
Stop by for a fitting so she can pin and measure it on you.
- 3
Pick it up
Walk out in something that fits just right.
The sewing room
Where: Nayna's home sewing room in Denison. You get the address when you set up your fitting.
This is where your piece gets sewn, by the same person who pins it.
Meet Nayna
Hi, I'm Nayna. Pull up a chair.
I'm a wife, a mother of two and a grandmother of four. I've always loved crafting and sewing, and I've spent years doing alterations both professionally and from home.
I'm retired now, but I still sew right here from my home in Denison. When I'm not at the machine I'm with my family, loving on animals of every kind, or daydreaming about the beach.
- 2Kids
- 4Grandkids
- DenisonSewing room
Questions
Southmayd questions
Still wondering about something? Ask when you send your ticket, or call (903) 815-6603.
How long is the drive from Southmayd?
About twenty-one miles. Take Highway 56 east into Sherman and US 75 north to Denison. Allow twenty-five to thirty minutes.
I start at one of the Sherman plants. Can you hem work pants before my first shift?
Yes, and bring the boots you will wear so the hem breaks over them properly. Ask her to leave the allowance in, because work pants get re-hemmed more than anything else she sees.
Whatever the plant issues, cleanroom gear included, is the plant's to look after. What you wear to and from is yours.
We are in S and S, not Sherman ISD. Does that change anything?
No. Prom and graduation season runs April into May everywhere in the county. Bring the dress in by early March for two fittings, and bring the shoes to the first one.
Can you put patches and a name bar on a Rams letter jacket?
Yes. Bring the jacket and every patch you have at once, with a note of where each one goes, so they all go on in one sitting.
Is there a fabric shop in Southmayd?
No. Hobby Lobby on Town Center Road in Sherman has a fabric and sewing department and sits right on the way to Denison. For quilting cotton, Kaleidoscope Quilt Shop on East Main in Whitesboro is eight miles west, but ring first.
Do you come out to Southmayd for fittings?
No. Fittings, drop-offs and pickups all happen at her home sewing room in Denison, by appointment. Call (903) 815-6603 and she will give you a time that fits a Sherman run.
Free quote
Start a ticket from Southmayd.
Tap what you need and Nayna will come back to you about timing and price.
- Free quotes, and no obligation.
- Nayna reads every ticket herself.
- She will say so if it is not a good fit.
Rather talk it through? (903) 815-6603