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NOC 53125 — Patternmakers - textile, leather and fur products

TEER 3 · Intermediate (high school and/or job-specific training) · Eligible for Express Entry (CEC and FSWP)

Patternmakers in textile, leather and fur products create master patterns for the production of garments, footwear and other textile, leather or fur products. They are employed by pattern manufacturers, textile, leather or fur products manufacturers, or they may be self-employed.

Main duties

• Examine sketches, samples of articles and specifications of designs to determine number, size and shape of pattern parts and assess the amount of cloth required to make a product
• Draw, lay out and cut master patterns of products
• Outline parts of patterns on paper and mark patterns to indicate details such as the placement of pockets and pleats on garments, decorative stitching on shoe parts or eyelets on canvas products
• Create pattern size variations from master patterns using computer or drafting instruments, or forward patterns to computer operator to create pattern size variations
• Lay out master patterns on fabric and cut sample patterns
• Mark size, identification, style and sewing instructions on sample patterns.

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