Who is a tailor and how does he differ from a seamstress?

Currently, a huge number of clothes, shoes and accessories are presented on store shelves. This or that wardrobe item can be easily purchased at one of the many trading floors selling multibrand items.

But despite the huge selection of mass-produced wardrobe items, there are always those consumers who purchase custom-made clothes.

Sewing clothes, shoes, bags and other accessories, made according to individual patterns and sizes, is carried out by specialists whose profession is called "tailor".

Given the brief description of this profession, then a tailor is a master who is engaged in the manufacture of a particular wardrobe item, starting from choosing a model, selecting materials, taking measurements and ending with sewing, finishing and fitting to a figure. This is a man who knows perfectly and knows all the stages of tailoring.

Like any other profession related to the production of consumer goods, the profession of tailor is very useful to society. Some people who wish to have clothes in their wardrobe that are made in accordance with their ideas about fashion may seek help from a tailor who will create the necessary thing.

There are also situations when a person with a non-standard figure cannot pick up the necessary clothes in the store. In this case the tailor will come to the rescue and sew clothes that fit perfectly on the figure. Or customize the existing model to the necessary parameters.

Therefore, the profession of tailor has not lost its relevance for several centuries. However, the work is considered both interesting and complex. The main positive characteristics of the profession include:

• high level of income;
• optional higher education;
• the opportunity to work at home;
• free work schedule;
• the possibility of self-development and the acquisition of additional skills;
• the opportunity to work as an individual entrepreneur;
• relevance and relevance in any country, regardless of the time of year.

But along with a number of undeniable advantages, the work of a tailor has negative aspects and limitations:

• a large load on the organs of vision, back, neck;
• the need to spend most of the working day in a sitting position;
• the need to acquire initial skills and work experience before direct employment;
• limitation of activity due to eye disease, impaired motor activity of the upper limbs, neurological problems.

The tailor profession has many narrow specializations. People with an identical education can only work with certain types of fabrics, perform only a few operations from the entire manufacturing process of the product. However, there is still a difference between the more common seamstress position and the tailor profession. The most significant differences include:

• seamstresses work in mass production, and the tailor works in an atelier or in his own workshop;
• the seamstress performs only those operations that are related to sewing, and the tailor can perform all the steps in the manufacture of the product;
• the work of a seamstress is associated only with the implementation of high-quality stitches, while the tailor is more associated with the development and modeling of wardrobe items, decorating or repairing clothes.

The tailor profession has 6 ranks. An increase in the existing level is always associated with additional training, retraining and the acquisition of additional skills.

1. Tailor 2 categories. This category is most often assigned to those who have just got a job, or to young specialists. A tailor of the 2nd category is engaged in the installation of accessories and repair of clothing made from natural fabrics.
2. Tailor 3 categories. A specialist with this level of professional training can manufacture products according to individual measurements.
3. Tailor 4 categories. A person with this level of skill can sew clothes both manually and with the help of sewing machines. Can simulate and sew bedding, overalls.
4. Tailor 5 category. In addition to tailoring by individual standards, a specialist with this qualification can manufacture and repair outerwear, overalls, suits, trousers.
5. Tailor 6 category. Such a specialist has the skills to work with coats, suits, and products made from natural fur.
6. Tailor 7 category. It can carry out all types of operations related to sewing and repairing all types of clothing. And also has the right to work with all types of fabrics, such as natural, synthetic, mixed.

Applying tailor skills depends from his place of work. If a person who owns this profession has his own workshop, then the tailor chooses the types of operations related to the manufacture of a particular wardrobe item.

If it is about small workshop, then the tailor is independently engaged in all stages of the manufacture of a particular thing. If the workshop has a large customer base and in her staff, in addition to the tailor, there are other employees, then, as a rule, the tailor is involved in choosing the model, material, taking measurements, fitting according to the figure, while the cutter is engaged in the patterns and cutting of the product, and the seamstress sews it.

As the profession of a tailor involves performing a large number of operations, then when applying for a job, the applicant has rather high requirements. If it is about mass production clothes and employment in an atelier or at a sewing factory, then, in addition to a diploma of completion of the relevant educational institution, the candidate will require experience of work for a period of 1.5 to 3 years.

If it comes to creating own business and workshop opening, then potential customers will also be interested in the work of only an experienced craftsman with positive reviews and examples of finished products.

Since the work of the master in the manufacture of clothes is associated with constant communication with customers or customers, in addition to excellent professional qualities, from such an employee extraordinary personal characteristics will be required.

The key to success and close contact with customers is the mandatory presence of the following qualities:

• attention to the wishes of the customer when modeling the product;
• accuracy in the manufacture of products to avoid damage to the material and equipment;
• ability to achieve assigned tasks;
• perseverance;
• readiness for painstaking and monotonous work;
• stress resistance;
• sociability.

Even with the right education, the tailor should always cultivate oneself and keep abreast of fashion trends. In addition to a subtle artistic taste, such a master will certainly must have certain skills, which will be the key to his successful work. Any good tailor should own:

• techniques for cutting, sewing, processing seams, installation of accessories;
• tools, machines, devices used when sewing wardrobe items;
• rules for labeling, packaging, storage of finished products;
• methods of cleaning and caring for various types of fabrics;
• rules for working with reporting documentation.

Specialists such as a tailor are in demand and highly valued in the labor market. Therefore, there will be a large number of options for employing a specialist with sufficient work experience and skill level. It can be ateliers, workshops for the tailoring and repair of men's, women's or children's clothing, as well as manufacturing enterprises engaged in the manufacture of clothing or accessories, or sewing factories.

In addition, such specialists are appreciated in educational institutions where they are hired as teachers. Also a good option may be to open your own business or fulfill individual orders for a home

You can study a similar profession in one of the many institutions secondary vocational education. Colleges and technical schools that train specialists in this field are available in many cities.

However, in the profession of tailor, no less than special education is valued professional skills. Therefore, most of the training time, future specialists are involved in passing practical training in existing enterprises. During such training, they learn from experienced workers the secrets of the profession and learn skills in order to become professionals in their field.

In addition, for workers whose professional activities are related to modeling and sewing clothes, there are various retraining courses.

The profession of a tailor is quite in demand in the job market. Therefore, the salary of such a specialist is at a high level. A novice specialist with experience and working in an atelier or in production can expect a reward of about 40 thousand rubles. This salary level will grow along with work experience and advanced training. So, the earnings of an experienced master of the 7th category can reach the mark of 100 thousand rubles.

In the case of work in your own workshop or individual orders, then the prices for the finished work can reach a mark of several hundred thousand rubles. Everything will depend on the complexity of the particular order, the material of manufacture, the hardware used, as well as the timing of its execution.

Thus, the profession of a tailor is in demand and highly paid in the modern labor market.