Alteration Tailor
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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
rzaor 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, such as pockets,
pocket flaps, and coat linings. May fit garemnts on customer to
determine required alterations [Garment Fitter (retail trade)
785.361-014]. May press garment, using hand iron [Presser, Hand
(any industry) 363.684-018] or pressing machine [Presser,
Machine (any industry) 363.682-018]. May be designated according
to type of garment altered or repaired as Tailor, Men's
Ready-To-Wear (retail trade); Tailor, Women's-Garment Alteration
(retail trade); or acocrding to garment part altered or repaired
as Pants Busheler (Retail trade); Vest Busheler (retail trade).
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Alteration Tailor
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