Sewing, embroidery and related workers sew together, repair, renovate and decorate garments, gloves and other products of textile, fur, light leather and other materials and fabricate tents sails, awnings and tarpaulins. They work mainly by hand using a needle and thread but may perform some tasks using a sewing machine.
Skill level:
Semi-skilled
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- Salary range for the majority of workers in Sewing, embroidery and related workers - from $1,391 to $3,599 per month - 2024.
- A Sewing, embroidery and related workers typically earns between $1,391 and $2,460 gross per month at the start of the job.
- After 5 years of service, this is between $1,481 and $2,880 per month for a working week of 40 hours.
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Tasks and duties
- Repairing defective or damaged portions of cloths or garments by hand, using matching thread and needle
- Removing stitches from garments to be altered, using rippers or razor blades
- Selecting thread according to specifications or color of parts, or dyeing thread to match color and shade of cloth to be darned
- Patching holes, sewing tears and ripped seams, or darning defects in items, using needle and thread
- Pulling knots to the wrong sides of garments, using hooks
- Trimming ends with scissors to make mended portions look uniform with pattern of cloth
- Sewing ornamental designs by hand over stamped, printed or stencilled patterns on fabric, using needle and colored thread
- Embroidering ornamental designs on cloth by hand or machine, using needle and colored threads
- Softening leather or shoe material with water to prepare it for sewing
- Sewing or gluing decorative trimmings to articles such as hats, caps or other millinery
- Hand-sewing umbrella covers to frames, tacking cover to ribs along seams, sewing corners to tips of ribs and sewing ties to outside of cover to hold umbrella when folded
- Fabricating and assembling thick cloth, canvas and similar materials into sails, awning, tarpaulins and tents
