Job Description:

• 1) Operates sewing machine to join parts of fabricated textile products, canvas products, and trimmed and stamped art goods: May insert wire or draw-string cord under edge of material to fabricate articles, such as clothes pin bags, laundry bags, or ironing board covers.

• 2) May be designated according to function performed as Core-Covering Sewer; Filter-Cloth Maker; Finger-Buff Sewer; Parachute-Accessories Attacher; Parachute-Crown Sewer; Parachute-Cushion Installer; Parachute-Panel Joiner.

• 3) May stitch binding tape or zippers to exposed edges of canvas products.

• 4) May stamp grommets into edges of canvas products, using mallet and punch or eyelet machine.

• 5) May be designated according to type of article joined or type of stitch sewn as Awning Assembler; Cloth Joiner, Tents; Sail Finisher, Machine; Tent Assembler.

• 6) May operate double-needle machine to trim or reinforce fabric used for stamped art goods or products, such as coat, dress, and millinery trimming and be designated according to operation performed as Hemstitching-Machine Operator; Mender.

• 7) May fold bag material so that edges meet prior to sewing, sew mailing tags into seams, or close seams missed during assembly of textile bags.

• 8) May be designated according to type of bag or material sewn as Burlap-Bag Sewer; Canvas-Bag Maker; Charge-Bag Sewer; Cotton-Bag Sewer; Jute-Bag Sewer; Waterproof-Bag Sewer.

• 9) Performs other duties as described under SEWING-MACHINE OPERATOR, REGULAR EQUIPMENT Master Title.