Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers
On the Job
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers draw and create sets of fabric patterns or layouts. They may also mark and cut fabrics and clothing.
Physical Demands 
This career requires good eyesight.
Typical Work Tasks
People who work in this career often:
- Confer with customers or designers to determine order specifications.
- Mark products, workpieces, or equipment with identifying information.
- Design templates or patterns.
- Program equipment to perform production tasks.
- Inspected printed materials or other images to verify quality.
- Calculate dimensions of workpieces, products, or equipment.
- Adjust fabrics or other materials during garment production.
- Assemble garments or textile products.
- Construct patterns, templates, or other work aids.
- Cut fabrics.
Typical Working Conditions
- Having face-to-face discussions.
- The importance of being accurate or exact.
- Working with a group or team.
- Freedom to make decisions without supervision.
- Meeting strict deadlines.
- Working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions.
- Using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
- Responsibility for outcomes and results.
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