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Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
Design, make, alter, repair, or fit garments.
Other names for Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers:
Alteration Hand, Alteration Manager, Alteration Tailor Apprentice, Alterations Expert, Alterations Sewer, Alterations Supervisor, Appliquer, Cloth Cutter, Clothing Busheler, Clothing Cutter, Coat Baster, Coat Cutter, Coat Maker, Coat Tailor, Collar Cutter, Collar Setter, Collar Tailor, Collar Turner, Corset Fitter, Couture Alterations Dressmaker, Couturiere, Crocheter, Custom Dressmaker, Custom Seamstress, Custom Tailor, Custom Tailor Apprentice, Designer, Drapery Maker, Drapery Seamstress, Dress Cutter, Dress Fitter, Dressmaker, Dressmaker Garment Fitter, Embroiderer, Embroidery Machine Operator, Embroidery Worker, Fancy Needleworker, Fitter, Fur Finisher Seamstress, Furrier, Garment Cutter, Garment Fitter, Hand Alterations Seamstress, Hand Alterations Tailor, Hand Loom Weaver, Hat Trimmer, Lacemaker, Laceworker, Merchant Tailor, Pants Cutter, Pants Maker, Prototype Technician, Purse Maker, Quilt Maker, Quilter, Sample Stitcher, Seamstress, Seamstress Fitter, Sewing Machine Operator, Shop and Alteration Tailor, Shop Tailor Apprentice, Slip Cover Maker, Slip Cover Seamstress, Slip Cover Sewer, Suit Maker, Surgical Garment Fitter, Tailor, Tailor Apprentice, Tailor Fitter, Tailor Garment Fitter, Top Collar Baster, Top Collar Maker, Try On Baster, Under Baster, Undercollar Maker, Underliner, Underwear Cutter, Vest Maker, Waist Cutter, Wardrobe Specialty Worker,
What do Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers do?
Fit and study garments on customers to determine required alterations.
Sew garments, using needles and thread or sewing machines.
Measure parts such as sleeves or pant legs, and mark or pin-fold alteration lines.
Take up or let down hems to shorten or lengthen garment parts such as sleeves.
Let out or take in seams in suits and other garments to improve fit.
Assemble garment parts and join parts with basting stitches, using needles and thread or sewing machines.
Remove stitches from garments to be altered, using rippers or razor blades.
Record required alterations and instructions on tags, and attach them to garments.
Examine tags on garments to determine alterations that are needed.
Fit, alter, repair, and make made-to-measure clothing, according to customers' and clothing manufacturers' specifications and fit, and applying principles of garment design, construction, and styling.
Maintain garment drape and proportions as alterations are performed.
Press garments, using hand irons or pressing machines.
Trim excess material, using scissors.
Develop, copy, or adapt designs for garments, and design patterns to fit measurements, applying knowledge of garment design, construction, styling, and fabric.
Make garment style changes, such as tapering pant legs, narrowing lapels, and adding or removing padding.
Measure customers, using tape measures, and record measurements.
Estimate how much a garment will cost to make, based on factors such as time and material requirements.
Repair or replace defective garment parts such as pockets, zippers, snaps, buttons, and linings.
Confer with customers to determine types of material and garment styles desired.
Position patterns of garment parts on fabric, and cut fabric along outlines, using scissors.
Sew buttonholes and attach buttons in order to finish garments.
Put in padding and shaping materials.
