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Sew buttonholes and attach buttons to finish garments.
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Fit, alter, repair, and make made-to-measure clothing, according to customers' and clothing manufacturers' specifications and fit, and applying principles of garment design, construction, and styling.
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Remove stitches from garments to be altered, using rippers or razor blades.
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Estimate how much a garment will cost to make, based on factors such as time and material requirements.
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Make garment style changes, such as tapering pant legs, narrowing lapels, and adding or removing padding.
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Let out or take in seams in suits and other garments to improve fit.
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Repair or replace defective garment parts, such as pockets, zippers, snaps, buttons, and linings.
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Put in padding and shaping materials.
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Examine tags on garments to determine alterations that are needed.
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Take up or let down hems to shorten or lengthen garment parts, such as sleeves.
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Sew garments, using needles and thread or sewing machines.
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Maintain garment drape and proportions as alterations are performed.
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Record required alterations and instructions on tags, and attach them to garments.
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Press garments, using hand irons or pressing machines.
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Fit and study garments on customers to determine required alterations.
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Measure parts, such as sleeves or pant legs, and mark or pin-fold alteration lines.
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Confer with customers to determine types of material and garment styles desired.
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Trim excess material, using scissors.
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Measure customers, using tape measures, and record measurements.
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Position patterns of garment parts on fabric, and cut fabric along outlines, using scissors.
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Assemble garment parts and join parts with basting stitches, using needles and thread or sewing machines.
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Develop, copy, or adapt designs for garments, and design patterns to fit measurements, applying knowledge of garment design, construction, styling, and fabric.