Repair tears, holes, and other defects in fabrics, such as draperies, linens, parachutes, and tents.
- Repair holes by weaving thread over them, using needles.
- Clean stains from fabric or garments, using spray guns and cleaning fluid.
- Sew labels and emblems onto articles for identification.
- Stamp grommets into canvas, using mallets and punches or eyelet machines.
- Spread out articles or materials and examine them for holes, tears, worn areas, and other defects.
- Trim edges of cut or torn fabric, using scissors or knives, and stitch trimmed edges together.
- Check repaired and repacked survival equipment to ensure that it meets specifications.
- Measure and hem curtains, garments, and canvas coverings to size, using tape measures.
- Replace defective shrouds, and splice connections between shrouds and harnesses, using hand tools.
- Sew fringe, tassels, and ruffles onto drapes and curtains, and buttons and trimming onto garments.
- Operate sewing machines to restitch defective seams, sew up holes, or replace components of fabric articles.
- Patch holes, sew tears and ripped seams, or darn defects in items, using needles and thread or sewing machines.
- Pull knots to the wrong sides of garments, using hooks.
- Re-knit runs and replace broken threads, using latch needles.
- Realistic - Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.
- Education - Some of these occupations may require a high school diploma or GED certificate.
- Training - Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few days to a few months of training. Usually, an experienced worker could show you how to do the job.
- Experience - Little or no previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, a person can become a waiter or waitress even if he/she has never worked before.
- Clerical - Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
- Production and Processing - Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
- Design - Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
- Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
- Jewelers
- Sewers, Hand
- Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers
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