Description
Footwear patternmakers design and cut patterns for all kinds of footwear using a variety of hand and simple machine tools. They check various nesting variants and perform material consumption estimation. Once the sample model has been approved for production, they produce series of patterns for range of footwear in different sizes.
EssentialOptional
Theoretical Knowledge
Practical Skills
make technical drawings of fashion piecesoperate 2D CAD for footwearoperate patternmaking machinerycreate patterns for footwearanalyse types of footwearwork in textile manufacturing teamsperform pattern gradingdevelop footwear collectionuse communication techniquesdesign 2D pattern for footwear 3D visualisationreduce environmental impact of footwear manufacturingprepare footwear samplesapply development process to footwear designcreate technical sketches for footwearcreate solutions to problems