Milliner Food, Wood & Garment Trades Workers
SaveWhat Does a Milliner Do?
Milliners design and manufacture hats and other headwear.
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Where Do I Start?
Apparel Manufacturing Technology
Traditional and advanced apparel manufacturing technologies. Technologies including processes, machinery, etc. in order to compile and design pattern requirements, contribute to product costing and finalise assembly sequence and quality assurance criteria.
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Skills You Need to Become a Milliner
Essential Skills
Essential Skills
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EssentialApparel Manufacturing Technology knowledge
Traditional and advanced apparel manufacturing technologies. Technologies including processes, machinery, etc. in order to compile and design pattern requirements, contribute to product costing and finalise assembly sequence and quality assurance …
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EssentialDistinguish Accessories skill
Distinguish accessories in order to determine differences among them. Evaluate accessories based on their characteristics and their application in wearing apparel manufacturing.
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EssentialDistinguish Fabrics skill
Distinguish fabrics in order to determine differences among them. Evaluate fabrics based on their characteristics and their application in wearing apparel manufacturing.
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EssentialManufacture Wearing Apparel Products skill
Manufacture either mass-product or bespoke wearing apparels of various types, assembling and joining together wearing apparel components using processes such as sewing, gluing, bonding. Assemble wearing apparel components using stitches, …
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EssentialSew Pieces Of Fabric skill
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 …
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EssentialUse Manual Sewing Techniques skill
Use manual sewing and stitching techniques to manufacture or repair fabrics or textile-based articles.
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EssentialDesign Wearing Apparel skill
Use analytical skills, creativity, and recognise future trends in order to design wearing apparel.
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Optional Skills (5 of 5 displayed)
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OptionalHistory Of Fashion knowledge
Costumes and the cultural traditions around clothing.
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OptionalButtonholing knowledge
The methods of buttonholing using specialised buttonholing machines in order to make buttonholes to wearing apparel.
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OptionalCreate Mood Boards skill
Create mood boards for fashion or interior design collections, gathering different sources of inspirations, sensations, trends, and textures, discussing with the people involved in the project to make sure that …
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OptionalDecorate Textile Articles skill
Decorate wearing apparels and made up textile articles by hand or using machines. Decorate textile articles with ornaments, braided cords, golden yarns, soutaches, jewellery, and cristals.
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OptionalUse Textile Technique For Hand-made Products skill
Using textile technique to produce hand-made products, such as carpets, tapestry, embroidery, lace, silk screen printing, wearing apparel, etc.
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