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This group performs some or all of the following duties:

Tailors

• Make made-to-measure garments, such as suits and coats according to customers' and clothing manufacturers' specifications and fit
• Design patterns to fit measurements
• Mark, cut and sew fabric
• May alter and repair garments as required.

Dressmakers

• Make women's garments
• Select and modify commercial patterns to customers' and clothing manufacturers' specifications
• Fit, mark, cut and sew fabric
• May alter and repair garments as required.

Furriers

• Make, alter, restyle and repair natural fur garments and accessories.

Milliners

• Design, lay out, cut, sew and press fabric, leather and other materials into hats and related accessories.

Alterationists

• Fit, alter and repair garments according to customers' requests by hand or using sewing machines.

• Completion of secondary school may be required.
• Tailors and dressmakers require demonstrated ability to sew, style and fit men's or women's garments and may require completion of college or other courses in tailoring or dressmaking.
• Furriers require several years of experience in selecting pelts and making, fitting, styling and altering fur garments and accessories.
• Milliners require demonstrated ability to sew, style and fit hats and caps.
• Alterationists require demonstrated ability to sew, alter and repair garments.

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