Luxury Pattern Cutter

Create Recruitment Specialists Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Create Recruitment Specialists Ltd. is seeking skilled pattern cutters in London for ongoing freelance work with luxury designers. You will create manual and amended patterns for womenswear across RTW, VIP, and fashion week collections.

Ideal candidates have experience with delicate fabrics and are adept at draping, flat pattern work, and pattern creation from design references. You will collaborate closely with designers and seamstresses, with involvement in fittings as needed.

Qualifications

• Create manual first patterns and amend existing patterns as needed.
• Experience with delicate fabrics like chiffon, silk, georgette, crepe, organza and satin.
• Work with draping, fabric manipulation and flat pattern making techniques.
• Follow designer measurements from design drawings or photographs.

Responsibilities

• Create patterns from client measurements per design or illustration.
• Collaborate with designers and seamstresses to ensure patterns match vision.
• Modify patterns for grading and bulk production.
• Assist with fittings to refine garment fit.

Skills

Pattern cutting

Draping

Fabric manipulation

First patterns

Attention to detail

Job description

We are currently working with a number of leading luxury designers across London, who require creative pattern cutters to join them on an ongoing or ad hoc freelance basis.

Our client’s work on womenswear RTW, VIP and fashion week collections and are looking for highly skilled pattern cutters.

About the job...

• Ideally, Pattern Cutters will be able to create manual first patterns, as well as make any amendments to existing patterns
• Experience with delicate, flowing fabrics like chiffon, silk, georgette, crepe, organza, and satin.
• Using Various techniques to create your patterns, including draping, fabric manipulation and flat pattern making
• Create patterns from clients’ measurements following design, illustrations or photographs
• Be able to work alongside the designers and seamstresses to ensure garments are true to the designers vision
• Ability to work from spec sheet comments and follow through each action point to finalised patterns for grading and bulk production.
• Be involved in fittings when necessary to help fit the garments you are responsible for

About you...

• Ability to create original shapes and be interested in pushing the boundaries of traditional garment construction and bring it to another level where necessary
• Solid attention to detail
• Ability to support with fittings and work well with the team to make alterations
• Creative thinking to textile experiments and garment constructions
• Clear and concise communicator
• A team player with great interpersonal skills
• Accustomed to working to tight deadlines and being able to multitask across changing priorities
• Flexibility required at peak times to manage workload