Hand Sewing Operative

Elgin Limited; Hawick; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnstons of Elgin in Hawick is seeking an experienced Hand Sewing Operative to join our luxury garments team on a 38-hour week, dayshift.

You will hand sew details, finish products to measurement, and work with premium fibres such as cashmere, ensuring the highest quality across our collections. This role supports our heritage as a Scottish luxury brand with a commitment to precision and care.

Qualifications

• Experience in hand sewing luxury garments or accessories.
• Excellent hand-eye coordination and precision.
• Ability to work on premium fibres such as cashmere.

Responsibilities

• Hand sew fine details, logos and labels onto luxury garments and accessories.
• Finish products by attaching trims accurately to measurements.
• Match patterns and knit structures to ensure high-quality finishes.
• Work with a variety of luxury styles and materials including cashmere.

Skills

Hand sewing

Attention to detail

Luxury garment experience

Job description

Job Title: Hand Sewing Operative

We are looking for Hand Sewers to join our growing team in Hawick.

This is a permanent, full-time, working 38 hours per week on a dayshift position

About the Role

In this role you will be:

• Hand sewing fine details, logos and labels onto luxury garments and accessories
• Finishing products by attaching trims accurately according to measurements
• Matching patterns and knit structures to ensure a high-quality finish
• Working with a variety of styles of luxury garments and accessories
• Handling premium fibres, including cashmere, with care and precision

About You

You will:

• Be a confident & experienced hand sewer, competent working on luxury product
• Have excellent hand eye co-ordination
• Enjoy focusing on fine details and ensuring product is completed correctly

About Us

Founded in 1797, Johnstons of Elgin is an innovative, luxury clothing brand celebrating 225 years of experience in working with the world’s finest fibres. Across three centuries, our family-owned company has carefully sourced cashmere and fine woollen fibres from around the world, applying the latest technology and highest quality craft expertise in our very own vertical Scottish mills. Employing over 1,000 staff, our valued employees and communities are at the heart of everything we do, producing unique, high-quality designs that are made to last. Our brand is focused on sustainability, working with natural, renewable, and biodegradable fibres and we are committed to maintaining a minimal environmental footprint.

Johnstons of Elgin is proud to be an equal opportunity employer wholeheartedly supporting the principles of equality and diversity to build an inclusive workforce. Our aim is to embed diversity and inclusion in everything we do to create an environment where our employees feel safe to be their whole authentic self without having to downplay or change parts of their identity. We celebrate diversity in all its forms, which goes beyond those characteristics protected by law to include everything that makes us unique, from our backgrounds and experiences to our personalities and ways of thinking.

We endeavour to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities and encourage any candidate who requires assistance to contact us at [e-mail].

Don’t meet every requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single requirement or qualification. At Johnstons of Elgin, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you are excited about this role but think your experience doesn’t align perfectly with the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Please note all applicants must be able to provide evidence of their right to remain and take up paid employment incountry job is based.

Closing date: 27 October 2026