How do they match: Sewing Machine Operators

  • Examine and measure finished articles to verify conformance to standards, using rulers.
  • Guide garments or garment parts under machine needles and presser feet to sew parts together.
  • Position and mark patterns on materials to prepare for sewing.
  • Position material or articles in clamps, templates, or hoop frames prior to automatic operation of machines.
  • Start and operate or tend machines, such as single or double needle serging and flat-bed felling machines, to automatically join, reinforce, or decorate material or articles.