This occupation is discovered within the manufacturing, inventive and design sectors throughout the attire (clothes) business.
The UK attire business consists of primarily micro, small and medium enterprises, producing premium clothes for varied markets, together with womenswear, menswear and childrenswear, for instance from bespoke tailor-made fits, inventive designer womenswear, and costumes for opera and theatre, to luxurious trend and couture items as seen on catwalks in main capitals the world over.
The broad goal of the occupation is to assemble clothes – bringing the design to life, following specs and high quality requirements. They might work on one-off merchandise for particular clients or garment samples to be replicated. They assist decide the most effective manufacturing technique for every design, evaluation match, take care of manufacturing points and monitor sources. Garment makers know and perceive the end-to-end garment making course of. They’re extraordinarily proficient sewers, working stitching machines successfully and making use of stitching strategies by hand. They work with totally different supplies and trimmings, applicable to the design. They work to a excessive stage of accuracy; with shut consideration to element, they apply environment friendly time administration abilities and should have to work underneath strain to satisfy buyer or season deadlines.
Of their each day work, an worker on this occupation interacts with personnel concerned in garment design, growth and manufacturing. It should differ relying on the enterprise measurement, construction and dealing surroundings. Usually, in a small manufacturing unit, they might work together with the designer and sample cutter. In a workshop producing couture or bespoke clothes, they might work together with a tailor, cutter or the designer. In a wider manufacturing facility setting, they might work as half of a bigger crew, this might imply working in a pattern room or on the manufacturing facility ground, interacting with manufacturing tailors, designers, product technologists, sample cutters, material cutters, high quality controllers and stitching machinists.
An worker on this occupation shall be chargeable for the pursuit of excellence in relation to the meeting, end and look of the tip product. All through the development of the garment, they should meet the design transient, which incorporates specs and high quality requirements. They need to work successfully on their very own or as a part of a wider crew and should adjust to well being and security necessities..
Costume maker
Costume tailor
Costumier
Couturier
Dressmaker
Presser
Manufacturing machinist
Manufacturing tailor
Pattern machinist
Seamstress
Tailor
Wardrobe assistant
Wardrobe assistant high quality controller
Usually, earlier stitching expertise is required.
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Information
K1: The ‘end-to-end’ course of required to make a garment from idea to completed product for instance design, sample growth, sampling, chopping, stitching, ultimate checks
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K2: The ideas of clothes design and development for instance fashion, perform, match, stability, proportion, aesthetics
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K3: Garment making high quality requirements, for instance, British Requirements (BSI) Worldwide Requirements (ISO)
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K4: Garment making directions and specs, for instance sample markings, grain traces, part shapes, garment dimensions, allowances, tolerances
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K5: The traits, properties, and value of supplies together with compatibility with totally different designs, faults,threads and totally different dealing with strategies for a variety of supplies, for instance, stretch jersey, satin, wool, linen, cotton
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K6: Several types of machines, gear and instruments used to supply clothes, for instance lockstitch machine, blind hemmer, scissors, snips, nook shaper, loop turner, measuring tape, mannequins; machine testing, establishing and working machines safely
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K7: Well being, security, welfare and environmental insurance policies and procedures together with Well being & Security at Work Act; secure working practices, office dangers employer and worker authorized obligations, staff’ rights and duties, moral buying and selling requirements, equality and variety
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K8: Stitching needle programs, capabilities and bodily traits together with needle level, measurement and specialism
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K9: Stitching work aids and attachments together with perform, compatibility and benefits for instance to lower dealing with, improve manufacturing, enhance high quality lower manufacturing value
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K10: Hand stitches and what they’re used for, for instance basting, buttonhole sew, catch sew, beading weaving sew, blind hemming
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K11: Seam varieties and what they’re used for, for instance lapped seams, sure seams, ornamental seams
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K12: Ending strategies, for instance rolled hems zips, closures
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K13: Garment meeting processes together with stitching strategies and meeting sequence
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K14: Garment shaping strategies, for instance, darts, gathers, and tucks
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K15: Garment labelling and associated laws for instance fibre content material, care necessities
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K16: Measurement and figuration strategies, for instance measurement factors, girth measurement, size and breadth measurements, physique form
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K17: Garment stability, drape, silhouette and sizing, together with nationwide, worldwide, made-to-measure and bespoke sizes
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K18: Specialist terminology utilized in garment development, for instance drape, ease, baste, nap, ruching, applique
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K19: Widespread manufacturing points and development faults, and rectification for instance unsuitable stitching strategies, poorly lower parts, incorrect development, mismatched seams, harm, incorrect markings
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K20: Garment making prices and efficient use of sources for instance minimising waste, time and supplies
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K21: The garment evaluation and approval processes, for instance evaluation of match, stability, drape, measurements, high quality, design, sample, development, value and danger evaluation, pattern sealing, buyer approval
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K22: Returns and faults evaluation and the influence of defective merchandise
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K23: The use and significance of garment making documentation, for instance manufacturing make-up sheets, dockets, electrical programs
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K24: The ideas of lean manufacturing, for instance steady enchancment, work stream, efficiency monitoring, manufacturing charges, waste elimination
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K25: Buyer and model consciousness for instance buyer profile, buyer expectations and goal market
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K26: Routine stitching machine upkeep, for instance machine cleansing, lubrication, sew setting, needle substitute, reporting extra severe machine issues that require a machine mechanic
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K27: Garment urgent strategies, gear settings and the consequences of warmth, steam and, strain on material and clothes
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Expertise
S1: Interpret and observe garment specs, patterns and/or directions
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S2: Examine garment parts, determine and take care of any points discovered, for instance materials/design compatibility, floor flaws, shading, misprint, pulls, holes, shrinkage
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S3: Choose, put together and function stitching machines, for instance lockstitch machine, blind hemmer together with machine adjustment for various supplies
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S4: Organise work and workstation format
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S5: Assemble material parts to make an entire garment
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S6: Choose and use various kinds of stitching needles for various supplies, for instance measurement, diamond level, ballpoint
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S7: Choose and use various kinds of attachments, for instance adjustable presser foot, zipper foot, seam information, applique foot
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S8: Match material prints, checks and stripes throughout garment assemble
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S9: Hand sew clothes, for instance baste, catch, working, slip, chain or couching sew
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S10: Sew totally different seam varieties, for instance, flat seams, lapped seams, over locked seam
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S11: Form clothes utilizing totally different stitching strategies, for instance, darts, gathers, tucks
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S12: Place and fix trimmings, for instance braid, bias lace. buttons, eyelets
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S13: End clothes; deciding on applicable strategies, for instance rolled hems, zip insertion, pockets, fusing
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S14: Press clothes; arrange and function urgent gear for instance steam irons, block press, trouser press and steamroll
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S15: Verify the stability, part positions, set, grain, ease and drape of clothes utilizing mannequins or modelling
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S16: Use the instruments of the commerce to make and form clothes, for instance scissors, snips, steamroll, nook shaper, loop turner, measuring tape, mannequins
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S17: Measure and figurate clothes contemplating important measurement factors, physique form and silhouette
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S18: Choose, place and apply labels for instance care, measurement and model labels
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S19: Full data and technical paperwork, for instance manufacturing make-up sheets, work dockets
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S20: Examine the standard of development throughout the garment make-up course of and alter strategies if required
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S21: Determine, diagnose and rectify garment faults, for instance poor match, sizing, mismatched seams, material harm, incorrect markings, returns
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S22: Develop and apply the manufacturing sequence and meeting technique
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S23: Overview full clothes, contribute suggestions that will profit the garment or the manufacturing course of
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S24: Talk with colleagues and/or stakeholders – verbal and written; utilizing business terminology, for instance drape, ease, baste, nap, grain
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S25: Make and apply collars for instance shirt collar and stand, convertible collar, scarf collar or mandarin collar
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Behaviours
B1: Well being and security first angle, for instance prioritises the well being, security and welfare of self and others over different calls for
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B2: Takes possession for work, for instance accepts duties, demonstrates initiative, motivated and self-managing,
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B3: Staff participant, for instance builds co-operative and respectful working relationships throughout all related ranges and division; takes account of equality and variety interactions
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B4: Dedicated to continued skilled growth, for instance displays on data, abilities and behaviours, seeks alternatives to develop and advance in response to the evolving manufacturing surroundings and applied sciences
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