How do they match: Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers

  • Create design specifications to provide instructions on garment sewing and assembly.
  • Discuss design specifications with designers, and convert their original models of garments into patterns of separate parts that can be laid out on a length of fabric.
  • Examine sketches, sample articles, and design specifications to determine quantities, shapes, and sizes of pattern parts, and to determine the amount of material or fabric required to make a product.
  • Input specifications into computers to assist with pattern design and pattern cutting.
  • Trace outlines of specified patterns onto material, and cut fabric, using scissors.

  • Confer with customers or designers to determine order specifications.