Costume Maker Food, Wood & Garment Trades Workers

The craft of sewing clothes and dresses by following a pattern. This includes the assembly of cutout clothing parts.

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Work with artists, striving to understand the creative vision and adapting to it. Make full use of your talents and skills to reach the best possible result.

Cut fabrics and other wearing apparel materials considering measures, placement of the fabrics in the cutting table in multiple layers, and making the most efficient usage of the fabric avoiding …

Monitor and follow new trends and developments in specific sectors.

Take responsibility for lifelong learning and continuous professional development. Engage in learning to support and update professional competence. Identify priority areas for professional development based on reflection about own practice …

Ensure operative processes are finished at a previously agreed-upon time.

Correct settings or positions for your working instruments and adjust them before starting operations.

Operate basic or specialised sewing machines whether domestic or industrial ones, sewing pieces of fabric, vinyl or leather in order to manufacture or repair wearing apparels, making sure the threads …

Cooperate with the artistic team in order to facilitate the transition from the creative vision and its artistic concepts to a technical design.

Interpret an artist's explanation or demonstration of their artistic concepts, inceptions and processes and strive to share their vision.

Use manual sewing and stitching techniques to manufacture or repair fabrics or textile-based articles.

Make use of protection equipment according to training, instruction and manuals. Inspect the equipment and use it consistently.

Apply ergonomy principles in the organisation of the workplace while manually handling equipment and materials.

Take the necessary precautions for storing, using and disposing chemical products.

Check and safely operate machines and equipment required for your work according to manuals and instructions.

Apply the safety rules according to training and instruction and based on a solid understanding of the prevention measures and risks to your own personal health and safety.

Adapt, stitch or sew stage outfits for performing actors.

Assemble cutout costume parts manually or by operating a sewing machine.

Draw up the measurements and sizes of performing artists for clothing purposes.

Draw and cut out costume patterns using scissors and measuring instruments.

Dye costume fabrics for live onstage purposes.

Finish costumes by adding zippers, elastics, buttonholes, decorative stitching, jewellery, rosettes, and other decorations.

Check rigging equipment before fitting up, and make small repairs if necessary.

Check up on, maintain and repair tools and machinery used for onstage purposes, such as lighting equipment, stage sets or scene-change machinery.

Keep the workshop space in working order and clean.

Organise and manage costume settings.

Adapt an existing design to changed circumstances and ensure that the artistic quality of the original design is reflected in the final result.

Attend rehearsals in order to adapt sets, costumes, make-up, lighting, camera set up, etc.

Reach out to and meet up with people in a professional context. Find common ground and use your contacts for mutual benefit. Keep track of the people in your personal …

Follow the instructions of the director while understanding his creative vision.

File and organise personal administration documents comprehensively.

Manage and monitor consumables stock to ensure that the production demands and deadlines can be met at all times.

Manage and monitor technical resources stock to ensure that production demands and deadlines can be met at all times.

Take steps to prevent fire in a performance environment. Make sure the space complies with fire safety rules, with sprinklers and fire extinguishers installed where necessary. Make sure staff are …

Market one's own strengths in terms of skills and knowledge.

Support designers in the course of the developing process.

Take the necessary precautions while providing temporary power distribution for performance and art facility purposes under supervision.

Work with the crew responsible for the camera operation and movement to get directions from them on where to stand for an aesthetic result.

Work with the director of photography on the artistic and creative vision that needs to be followed during production of a movie or theatre production.

Work with the crew responsible for the lighting setup and operation to get directions from them on where to stand for an aesthetic result.

Define costume manufacturing methods and techniques.

Draw sketches of costumes and clothing accessories; note specifications such as size, material type and colour scheme.

Organise fitting sessions for the actors and decide on the required actions. Assign the right size costume to each actor.

Arrange the space of an equipment workshop to ensure maximum efficiency, including installing ligh fixtures, a workbench, etc. Decide on the activities and equipment to fit in and the most …

Plan workshop activities according to production needs.