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

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

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Put in padding and shaping materials.
  • Trim excess material, using scissors.

  • Repair textiles or apparel.
  • Adjust fabrics or other materials during garment production.
  • Estimate costs of products, services, or materials.
  • Measure materials to mark reference points, cutting lines, or other indicators.
  • Position patterns on equipment, materials, or workpieces.
  • Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.
  • Trim excess material from workpieces.