Clothing alteration machinist

Code 8153.1.1

Clothing alteration machinists ensure the alteration of finished garments in line with business demands. They are responsible for the quality of any alterations or customisations and brand generic stock in line with customer branding guidelines.

Essential skills

Knowledge

  • manufacturing of made-up textile articles
  • buttonholing
  • manufacturing of wearing apparel
  • marker making
  • propiedades de los tejidos
  • standard sizing systems for clothing
  • apparel manufacturing technology
  • fabric spreading in the fashion industry

Skills and competences

  • alter wearing apparel
  • grade patterns for wearing apparel
  • coordinate manufacturing production activities
  • cut fabrics
  • sew textile-based articles
  • sew pieces of fabric
  • create patterns for garments
  • distinguish accessories
  • distinguish fabrics
  • evaluate garment quality
  • manufacture wearing apparel products
  • inspect wearing apparel products
  • operate garment manufacturing machines
  • iron textiles
  • prepare production prototypes
  • use textile technique for hand-made products

Transversal competences

  • analyse supply chain strategies
  • history of fashion

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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences