Description
Dressmakers design, make or fit, alter, repair tailored, bespoke or hand-made garments from textile fabrics, light leather, fur and other material for women and children. They produce made-to-measure wearing apparel according to customer's or garment manufacturer's specifications. They are able to read and understand size charts, details surrounding finished measurements, etc.
EssentialOptional
Theoretical Knowledge
Practical Skills
sew pieces of fabricmake technical drawings of fashion piecesdistinguish fabricsuse textile technique for hand-made productsmanage briefs for clothing manufacturingkeep up to date on costume designmanufacture wearing apparel productsmeasure the human body for wearing apparelcut fabricsalter wearing appareldistinguish accessoriesdraw sketches to develop textile articles using softwaresmake made-to-measure garmentsuse 3D scanners for clothingbundle fabricsanalyse scanned data of the bodysew underwearcreate mood boardscreate patterns for garmentsassist with dressingdecorate textile articlespleat fabricsembroider fabricsdraw sketches to develop textile articles