Job Description:

• 1) Prepares master pattern of shoe upper design and cuts pattern into individual parts preparatory to making template: Pencils markings, such as cone, back seam, or shank edge onto sized wooden last.

• 2) Positions kraft paper on last and trims paper along markings, using knife or scissors.

• 3) Traces outline onto manila paper, cardboard, or pressboard, using cut form or last mold as pattern.

• 4) Draws details, such as stitching or ornamentation according to design specifications, using drafting instruments.

• 5) Cuts traced design into individual patterns of shoe parts, such as quarters, saddles, and vamps, using scissors or knife.

• 6) May compile manufacturing data from design specifications.

• 7) May prepare pattern template.