Patternmaker
Create manual and digital patterns for the production of clothing, clothes and other items
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- What's it like to be a Patternmaker?
- How to become a Patternmaker
- Latest Patternmaker jobs
- Top skills and experience for Patternmakers
- Patternmaker role reviews
What's it like to be a Patternmaker?
Patternmakers create templates of fashion products such as clothes, shoes and swimwear so they can be reproduced in bulk. They sketch and create the patterns either manually or digitally, or a combination of both.
Tasks and duties
- Determining styles, design and material of garments with customer input.
- Cutting patterns out.
- Determining pattern specifications.
- Providing accurate yield estimates for patterns.
- Attending fit sessions to ensure changes are recorded and executed.
- Managing production approvals process, ensuring manufacturing follows the pattern and any changes to it closely.
- Resolving fit and quality issues.
- Working with computer software to design, input data and manage approvals.
How to become a Patternmaker
Although formal qualifications are not essential, they may be an advantage if you want to become a Patternmaker.
- Undertake a Certificate III in Applied Fashion Design and Technology (MST30819) at TAFE or a registered training organisation. This course will take approximately 2 years full-time.
- Consider completing a Bachelor of Design at university or at a private college. These courses will take approximately 3 years full-time to complete. You’ll need either to have completed year 12 (no ATAR required), a Certificate IV level or higher vocational qualification or have completed one year of full-time university study. You will also usually need to submit a portfolio with your application.
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Patternmaker employers on SEEK are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. Pattern Making
Garment Construction
Lectra Fashion Software
Stylecad
Alteration
Pattern Development
Fashion
CAD Software
Stylecad Pattern Making
Product Lifecycle Management Systems
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Latest Patternmaker reviews
May 2021
These days a pattern maker jobs need to able to do more than one roll of jobs. You not only do pattern. You need to do grading, QC,garment tech , and able to see your toils
Reviewer's QualificationDiploma of Design
Experience10+ years
Organisation sizeMedium (20-199 employees)
SpecialisationPattern maker room
The good thingsSome creative, pay is ok,but these days you need to do 3 people jobs,constantly death line to meet,no many jobs out there,all the big fashion company in Australia are slowing disappear.
The challengesI will advise consider move to some other section in this fashion trade like buyer,designer,marketing, and Merchindiser
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Sep 2023
Having a job is a privilege, not a guarantee
Reviewer's QualificationBachelor of Arts
Experience10+ years
Organisation sizeMedium (20-199 employees)
SpecialisationManufacturing, Transport & Logistics
The good thingsThe challenges presented by working with different fabrics can be immensely challenging and require a lot of focus, but because of this, and when you’re absorbed in the work, this is tremendously rewa...
The challengesOpportunities for pattern makers in the garment industry are becoming less and less. There isn’t much choice in which employer you go to, or much job security. It’s best to be flexible and develop a c...
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