Job Description:

• 1) Makes women's garments, such as dresses, coats, and suits, according to customer specifications and measurements: Discusses with customer type of material, pattern, or style to be used in making garment.

• 2) Measures customer to determine modification from pattern, using tape measure.

• 3) Positions and pins pattern sections, such as collar, sleeve, or waist, on fabric, and cuts fabric with scissors following pattern edge.

• 4) Pins or bastes together fabric parts in preparation for final sewing.

• 5) Sews fabric parts by hand or operates single-needle sewing machine that joins fabric parts to form garment.

• 6) Sews felling stitch in hem of garment by hand to conceal thread.

• 7) Presses garment, using hand iron, to smooth seams and remove wrinkles.

• 8) May draft standard pattern according to measurements of customer and adapt pattern to obtain specified style.

• 9) May make garment according to picture furnished by customer.