From tailor to dressmaker
15 of the 17 essential skills of a dressmaker are already essential for a tailor — about 88% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 15
- skills carry over
- 2
- would be new
- 88%
- of the target job covered
- 17
- essential skills of a dressmaker
What a dressmaker does
Dressmakers design, make or fit, alter, repair tailored, bespoke or hand-made garments from textile fabrics, light leather, fur and other material for women and children. They produce made-to-measure wearing apparel according to customer's or garment manufacturer's specifications. They are able to read and understand size charts, details surrounding finished measurements, etc.
What carries over
15 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- alter wearing apparel
- buttonholing
- cut fabrics
- distinguish accessories
- distinguish fabrics
- draw sketches to develop textile articles using softwares
- e-tailoring
- make made-to-measure garments
- make technical drawings of fashion pieces
- manage briefs for clothing manufacturing
- manufacture wearing apparel products
- measure the human body for wearing apparel
- properties of textile materials
- sew pieces of fabric
- standard sizing systems for clothing
What would be new
2 skillsEssential for a dressmaker and not for a tailor. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
Other moves from tailor
2 roles- clothing alteration machinist20 skills in common
- clothing sample machinist18 skills in common
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a dressmaker?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.