Pattern Cutting Work Placement

CLOTHING MANUFACTURERS UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A fashion manufacturing company in London is offering a pattern cutting internship for current fashion students. This internship spans from 3 to 12 months and provides valuable hands-on experience in making patterns, garment construction, and understanding fabric roles. Applicants should be enthusiastic, organized, and willing to improve their skills in a professional environment. A CV and cover letter are required for application, and on-site interviews will be held in London.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic attitude towards learning and fashion.
• Organised individual capable of managing tasks efficiently.
• Basic understanding of garment construction is essential.
• Ability to create and amend patterns from sketches.

Responsibilities

• Make patterns from an initial sketch or tech drawing.
• Cut patterns onto fabric for sampling.
• Grading patterns for production.

Skills

Enthusiastic attitude

Organised

General garment construction understanding

Ability to make patterns

Education

Current fashion student

Job description

Clothing Manufacturers UK London provides various services to enable you to make your own fashion brand. We provide design, pattern cutting, fabric/trims sourcing, product development, production management and quality control services.

From the design phase through to the packaging of your garments. We provide project management solutions from start to finish for your collection. This service is suitable for start up brands through to existing brands at any level.

At Clothing Manufacturers UK, we work with highly experienced manufactures and suppliers in the industry. We have a range of contacts that are reliable, offering an extensive range of knowledge. Specialising in different garment types - consistently providing high quality garments at competitive prices by your set deadline.

We can manufacture your garments here in our own in-house factory and abroad, with very low minimums available to you, it's a great place to start for start ups. We are offering a Student Pattern Cutting Work Placement, this work placement is for students who would like to improve their pattern cutting skills. This work placement will be valuable to a student who wants to see how a pattern cutting/ sample studio operates.

What you will be doing:

• Making patterns from an initial sketch or tech drawing


• Making pattern amendments


• Making blocks


• Cutting your patterns on to fabric to be toile/sampled


• Toiling your patterns after doing a initial pattern from scratch


• Copying patterns


• Grading patterns that will be going into production

What you will learn / we will teach you:

• Manipulate blocks to make patterns


• Drape on the stand – then make a pattern from the drape you’ve created


• How to cut fabric correctly in various types of fabrics as well adding fusing to relevant pattern pieces


• How to grade manually and learn how there are different grade rules depending on the garment


• How to amend patterns after a garment fitting


• Learn how a fashion studio operates


• Improve your sewing skills – constructing a garment


• Improve your knowledge of fabrics and what is the best suitable fabric for the particular style you are creating


• Pattern differences between woven and stretch garments

Hours:

9am – 5pm

Time length:

3 months - 12 months internship

Application:

Please attach your CV and cover letter.

Only apply if you can come in to London for a interview at our studio. Applicant requirements:

• Enthusiastic attitude


• Organised


• Understands general garment construction


• Can make patterns


• Current fashion student undertaking their industry work placement