Description
Tailors design, make or fit, alter, repair tailored, bespoke or hand-made garments from textile fabrics, light leather, fur and other material, or make hats or wigs for men. 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.
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Theoretical Knowledge
e-tailoringapparel manufacturing technologybuttonholingproperties of textile materialshistory of fashionstandard sizing systems for clothingmarker makingfabric spreading in the fashion industrymass customisationmanufacturing of children clothing3D body scanning technologiesCAD for garment manufacturing
Practical Skills
prepare production prototypessew pieces of fabricmake technical drawings of fashion piecesdistinguish fabricsmanage briefs for clothing manufacturingmanufacture wearing apparel productsmeasure the human body for wearing apparelevaluate garment qualitymanufacture male suitssew textile-based articlesdesign wearing apparelcreate patterns for garmentscut fabricsalter wearing appareliron textilesdistinguish accessoriesdraw sketches to develop textile articles using softwaresoperate garment manufacturing machinesgrade patterns for wearing apparelmake made-to-measure garmentsuse 3D scanners for clothingbundle fabricsanalyse scanned data of the bodyuse textile technique for hand-made productscreate mood boardsassist with dressingdecorate textile articlesembroider fabricsdraw sketches to develop textile articles