Tailor/Dressmaker - Tasks and specialisations
Kaihanga Kākahu
Tasks & duties
Tailors and dressmakers may do some or all of the following:
- discuss customers' requirements
- take customers' measurements
- estimate how much the garment will cost to make
- source materials
- mark and cut the material according to the design
- tack (loosely stitch) the garment pieces together
- sew the garment pieces together
- put in the padding and shaping materials
- fit the garment on the customer
- do garment alterations
- design or alter patterns
- run their own business.
Chattar Sen pressing the seams in a pair of trousers
Seok Foong pinning pleats in a wedding dress
Specialisations
Tailors and dressmakers can specialise in a range of areas including:
- wedding and special occasion gowns
- bespoke suits
- corporate wear
- work wear.
Updated
October 2008
