Tailor Resume Sample

Key Result Areas: 

• Press garments, using hand irons or pressing machines 
• Record required alterations and instructions on tags, and attach them to garments 
• Remove stitches from garments to be altered, using rippers or razor blades 
• Assemble garment parts and join parts with basting stitches, using needles and thread or sewing machines; confer with customers to determine types of material and garment styles desired 
• Fit, alter, repair, and make made-to-measure clothing, according to customers' and clothing manufacturers' specifications and fit, and applying principles of garment design, construction, and styling; fit and study garments on customers to determine required alterations 
• Let out or take in seams in suits and other garments to improve fit 
• Maintain garment drape and proportions as alterations are performed 
• Make garment style changes, such as tapering pant legs, narrowing lapels, and adding or removing padding; measure parts such as sleeves or pant legs, and mark or pin-fold alteration lines 
• Position patterns of garment parts on fabric, and cut fabric along outlines, using scissors 
• Put in padding and shaping materials 
• Repair or replace defective garment parts such as pockets, zippers, snaps, buttons, and linings 
• Sew buttonholes and attach buttons in order to finish garments 
• Sew garments, using needles and thread or sewing machines 
• Take up or let down hems to shorten or lengthen garment parts such as sleeves 
• Trim excess material, using scissors 
• Estimate how much a garment will cost to make, based on factors such as time and material requirements; examine tags on garments to determine alterations that are needed 
• Measure customers, using tape measures, and record measurements 

Key Highlights: 

• Any existing systems/ processes streamlined???? Results obtained???? Major assignments handled???? 
• Any unique initiative taken to improve customer satisfaction level? Any major accounts/clients handled??? 
• Awards/appreciation letters received???? Other relevant achievements????