What You'll Do

  • Sew, join, reinforce, or finish parts of articles, such as garments, books, mattresses, toys, and wigs, using needles and thread or other materials.
  • Trim excess threads or edges of parts, using scissors or knives.
  • Select thread, twine, cord, or yarn to be used, and thread needles.
  • Draw and cut patterns according to specifications.
  • Fold, twist, stretch, or drape material, and secure articles in preparation for sewing.
  • Smooth seams with heated irons, flat bones, or rubbing sticks.
  • Measure and align parts, fasteners, or trimmings, following seams, edges, or markings on parts.
  • Use different sewing techniques such as felling, tacking, basting, embroidery, and fagoting.
  • Sew buttonholes, or add lace or other trimming.
  • Tie, knit, weave or knot ribbon, yarn, or decorative materials.

Essential Skills

Judgment and Decision Making 2.88/5
Time Management 2.75/5
Active Listening 2.62/5
Speaking 2.62/5
Monitoring 2.62/5
Complex Problem Solving 2.62/5
Reading Comprehension 2.5/5
Critical Thinking 2.5/5
Active Learning 2.38/5
Operations Monitoring 2.25/5
Operation and Control 2.25/5
Quality Control Analysis 2.25/5

Career Fit Overview

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Top passions

  • Maker: Building and fixing energizes you. You like tangible results and practical tools.
  • Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.
  • Artist: Creating original work and expressing ideas feels natural.

Common styles

Attention to Detail, Dependability, Integrity, Achievement/Effort, Initiative

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Manual Dexterity 4.12/5
Finger Dexterity 4.12/5
Arm-Hand Steadiness 4.0/5
Near Vision 3.75/5
Control Precision 3.25/5
Information Ordering 3.12/5
Category Flexibility 3.12/5
Visualization 3.12/5

Technologies & Tools

Adobe FreeHand MX Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop Corel CorelDraw Graphics Suite Drawing software Embroidery design software Graphics digitizing software Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software Microsoft PowerPoint Template design software

Work Environment & Style

Common Styles for This Career

  • Attention to Detail (High importance: 4.54/5)
  • Dependability (High importance: 4.25/5)
  • Integrity (High importance: 3.63/5)
  • Achievement/Effort (High importance: 3.62/5)
  • Initiative (High importance: 3.47/5)

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How to Become One

Little or no previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for this career. Training is provided on the job.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

Alteration Specialist Apparel Specialist Bale Sewer Baseball Hand Sewer Beadworker Casing Sewer Cloth Bale Header Clothier Couturier Custom Apparel Specialist Custom Clothier Custom Designer Custom Seamstress Embroidery Specialist Fabric Specialist Feather Stitcher Foundation Maker Hand Finisher Hand Knitter Hand Quilter Hand Sewer Hand Shoes Sewer Hand Sole Sewer Hand Stitcher Hand Umbrella Tipper Hand Weaver Hat Maker Hat Mender Hosiery Mender Knit Goods Mender Knitter Lamp Shade Sewer Mattress and Foundation Sewer Mattress Finisher Mattress Sewer Mattress Specialist Passementerie Worker Pelota Maker Seamstress Sewer Sewing Alteration Specialist Stitcher Thread Marker Umbrella Tipper