753304 - Sewer

Sews clothes etc. components of products, repairs and refurbishes clothes by hand or uses various sewing machines.

Main activities

manufactures mass-produced or custom-made garments, collects and assembles garment components, uses processes such as sewing, gluing, joins garment components, collars, sleeves, upper front and back parts, pockets, uses stitches, seams; 
operates ordinary or specialized sewing machines, which are used to sew fabrics, artificial or natural leather or other materials; 
manufactures or repairs garments, ensures that threads are selected that meet specifications; 
separates materials, determines their differences, evaluates fabrics, takes into account their characteristics and use for making clothes; 
repairs, restores, or adapts clothing to customer specifications, repairs by hand, or uses equipment.

Characteristic competences

make clothes; sew textile products; sew fabrics; understand tissue differences; mend clothes.