Alteration Tailor: A description for the alteration tailor job
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Alteration Tailor – Alterer, busheler Alters clothing to fit individual customers or repairs defective garments, following alteration or repair tags or marks on garments: Examines tag or garment to ascertain necessary alterations. Removes stitches from garment, using ripper or razor blade. Shortens or lengthens sleeves and legs, expands or narrows waist and chest, raises or lowers collar, and inserts or eliminates padding in shoulders while maintaining drape and proportions of garment. Trims excess material, using scissors. Resews garment, using needle and thread or sewing machine. Repairs or replaces defective garment parts, for example pockets, pocket flaps, and coat linings. May also fit garments on customer to determine required alterations [GARMENT FITTER (retail industry) 785.361-014]. May also press garment, using hand iron [PRESSER, HAND (industry) 363.684-018] or pressing machine [PRESSER, MACHINE (industry) 363.682-018]. May also be designated according to type of garment altered or repaired as Tailor, Men’s Ready-To-Wear (retail industry), Tailor, Women’s-Garment Alteration (retail industry), or according to garment part altered or repaired as Pants Busheler (retail industry), Vest Busheler (retail industry).
Job industry: clothing industry personal services retail industry
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