Overview
Tailors, dressmakers and furriers make, alter and repair tailored clothing, dresses, coats and other made-to-measure garments. Milliners make, alter and repair hats. This unit group also includes alterationists who fit, alter and repair garments. They are employed by clothing retailers, clothing alteration shops, dry cleaners and garment manufacturing companies or they may be self-employed.
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
Tailors, dressmakers and alterationists
Make made-to-measure garments, such as dresses, suits and coats according to customers' and clothing manufacturers' specifications and fit
Design, select and/or modify commercial patterns to customers' and clothing manufacturers' specifications
Fit, mark, cut and sew fabric
Fit, alter and repair garments according to customers' requests by hand or using sewing machines.
Furriers
Make, alter, restyle and repair natural fur garments and accessories.
Milliners
Design, lay out, cut, sew and press fabric, leather and other materials into hats and related accessories.