Sewing machinist (sewer)

Sewing, embroidery and related workers sew, repair and decorate garments, gloves and other articles of textiles, fur and other materials, and make sails, tents and awnings. They work mainly by hand but may also perform tasks requiring the use of sewing machines.

• repairing defective or damaged parts of garments by hand;
• unpicking seams of garments to be repaired;
• selecting suitable threads according to the colour and type of materials used;
• darning holes and sewing up torn and split seams;
• pulling knots to the reverse side of garments using hooks;
• trimming ends with scissors;
• sewing ornaments and appliqués by hand onto stamped, printed or paper samples;
• embroidering ornaments and appliqués by hand or machine;
• softening and preparing leather or footwear materials for sewing;
• sewing or gluing decorative trims onto articles such as hats and the like;
• sewing fabric onto umbrella frames by hand;
• making and assembling sails, tents and awnings from various materials.
• Examples of occupations in this unit group:
• Embroiderer
• Sewer (seamstress)
• Maker, umbrellas
• Maker, sails/tents/awnings