Sewing, Embroidery and Related Workers

removing stitches from garments to be altered, using rippers or razor blades

selecting thread according to specifications or colour of parts or dyeing thread to match colour and shade of cloth to be darned

patching holes, sewing tears and ripped seams, or darning defects in items, using needles and thread

pulling knots to the wrong sides of garments, using hooks

trimming ends with scissors to make mended portion look uniform with pattern of cloth

sewing ornamental designs by hand over stamped, printed or stencilled patterns on fabric using needle and coloured thread

embroidering ornamental designs on cloth by hand or machine using needle and coloured 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 millinery

hand-sewing umbrella covers to frames, tacking cover to ribs along seams, sewing corners to tip of rib 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.