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Sewers, Hand

Sew, join, reinforce, or finish, usually with needle and thread, a variety of manufactured items. Includes weavers and stitchers.

Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, transportation, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labor, athletics, or protective services.

Realistic

Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or human resources.

Conventional

Work involves creating original visual artwork, performances, written works, food, or music for a variety of media, or applying artistic principles to the design of various objects and materials. Artistic occupations are often associated with visual arts, applied arts and design, performing arts, music, creative writing, media, or culinary art.

Artistic

Work involves helping, teaching, advising, assisting, or providing service to others. Social occupations are often associated with social, health care, personal service, teaching/education, or religious activities.

Social

Work involves managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertising, finance, management/administration, professional advising, public speaking, politics, or law.

Enterprising

Work involves studying and researching non-living objects, living organisms, disease or other forms of impairment, or human behavior. Investigative occupations are often associated with physical, life, medical, or social sciences, and can be found in the fields of humanities, mathematics/statistics, information technology, or health care service.

Investigative

Job Zone One: Little or No Preparation Needed

Tailors, Dressmakers, and Sewers

Production Occupations

Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers

Select thread, twine, cord, or yarn to be used, and thread needles.

Measure and align parts, fasteners, or trimmings, following seams, edges, or markings on parts.

Trim excess threads or edges of parts, using scissors or knives.

Sew, join, reinforce, or finish parts of articles, such as garments, books, mattresses, toys, and wigs, using needles and thread or other materials.

Use different sewing techniques such as felling, tacking, basting, embroidery, and fagoting.

Fit garments on clients, altering as needed.

Smooth seams with heated irons, flat bones, or rubbing sticks.

Draw and cut patterns according to specifications.

Fold, twist, stretch, or drape material, and secure articles in preparation for sewing.

Sewers, Hand

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Sewers, Hand

Overview

Career

What Sewers, Hand Do

Other Job Titles Sewers, Hand May Have

Tasks & Responsibilities May Include

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