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As a tailor or dressmaker, you’ll use your creativity and eye for detail to fashion custom-made clothing like suits or shirts. You’ll also alter and repair garments. Learn more about a career in tailoring and dressmaking, find out what it involves and what you’ll need to study and do to get a role.
Generally, career development in tailoring or dressmaking depends on gaining lots of on-the-job experience.
You might get your first role as an assistant and use it as a stepping stone to progress to more senior positions such as bespoke tailor and then master tailor or senior dressmaker.
If you decide to set up your own business, you’ll need to spend time building up a network of contacts, promoting yourself and developing your skills. Organisations like Crafts Council and The Design Trust offer resources and training opportunities to help get you started.
Once you’ve gained experience you might move into a supervisory role or decide to specialise in a particular area such as wedding tailoring, children’s clothing or costume production.
With additional training you could move into a related career such as fashion or textile buying. You could also consider a teaching role or set up your own business.
Professional organisations you could join include The UK Fashion and Textile Association (UKFT) and The Textile Institute.
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