How do they match: Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers

  • Clothing Pattern Designer
  • Coat Maker
  • Drapery Maker
  • Pants Maker
  • Purse Maker
  • Quilt Maker
  • Slip Cover Maker
  • Suit Maker
  • Top Collar Maker
  • Undercollar Maker
  • Vest Maker

  • Design, make, alter, repair, or fit garments.

  • Make garment style changes, such as tapering pant legs, narrowing lapels, and adding or removing padding.
  • Develop, copy, or adapt designs for garments, and design patterns to fit measurements, applying knowledge of garment design, construction, styling, and fabric.
  • Estimate how much a garment will cost to make, based on factors such as time and material requirements.
  • 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.
  • Position patterns of garment parts on fabric, and cut fabric along outlines, using scissors.

  • Adjust fabrics or other materials during garment production.
  • Cut fabrics.
  • Design templates or patterns.
  • Position patterns on equipment, materials, or workpieces.