Sewing machinist

No diploma required

About this career

Sewing machinists sew components of wearing apparel together. They can repair and renovate wearing apparel by hand or by using different sewing machines.

Essential skills

alter wearing apparel decorate textile articles distinguish accessories distinguish fabrics manufacture wearing apparel products operate garment manufacturing machines sew pieces of fabric sew textile-based articles

Required knowledge

apparel manufacturing technology buttonholing manufacturing of made-up textile articles manufacturing of wearing apparel

Additional skills

embroider fabrics manufacture personal protective equipment made of textile

Also known as

sewer sewing operator sewing worker sew on machinist seamstress