753201 - Cutter

Marks, cuts, shapes and finishes textiles or similar materials based on a garment design or specification. Checks and determines the quality of cut and finished products, removes defects that occur.

Main activities

cuts fabrics and other clothing materials, takes dimensions into account, uses fabrics as efficiently as possible, avoids waste; 
creates clothing patterns using software or by hand based on sketches provided by fashion designers; 
prepares initial models, tests concepts and repeatability; 
separates accessories, determines their differences, evaluates accessories, takes into account their characteristics and use for making clothes; 
separates materials, determines their differences, evaluates fabrics, takes into account their properties and use for making clothes.

Characteristic competences

cut fabrics; create clothing patterns; prepare production prototypes; understand the differences between accessories; understand the differences between tissues.