Studio Student Work Placement

CLOTHING MANUFACTURERS UK; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A clothing manufacturing company in London is offering a Studio Student Work Placement aimed at fashion students. Interns will learn pattern making and garment production, gaining valuable skills in an industry environment. Applicants should be current fashion students with an enthusiastic attitude and an ability to make patterns. This internship lasts from 3 to 12 months, with flexible options for part-time or full-time commitment.

Qualifications

• Must have an enthusiastic attitude toward learning and garment construction.
• Able to make patterns and work independently.
• Currently a fashion student undertaking their industry placement.

Responsibilities

• Make patterns from sketches.
• Cut patterns onto fabric for sampling.
• Grade patterns for production.
• Keep the studio tidy.

Skills

Enthusiastic attitude

Organised

General garment construction understanding

Pattern making

Independence

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 manufacturers and suppliers in the industry. We have a range of reliable contacts, offering an extensive range of knowledge. Specialising in different garment types, we consistently provide 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 is a great place to start for start‑ups. We are offering a Studio Student Work Placement aimed at students undertaking their industry placement who would like to improve their skills in sewing and pattern making. This work placement will be valuable to a student who wants to see how a pattern cutting/sampling studio operates.

What you will be doing

• Making patterns from an initial sketch or tech drawing
• Making pattern amendments
• Making blocks
• Cutting your patterns onto fabric to be toile/sampled
• Toiling patterns
• Copying patterns
• Grading patterns that will be going into production
• Keeping the studio tidy
• Making tech packs
• Designing fashion collections using reference images or concept images

Hours: 9 AM – 4 PM

Employment type: Full time or part time

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 an interview at our studio.

Profile

What you will learn / we will teach you

• Manipulate blocks to make patterns
• How to cut fabric correctly in various types of fabrics and add 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 clothing factory operates
• QC garments once they have been completed from the production line
• Trim loose threads off the garments once completed
• Improve your knowledge of fabrics and what is the best suitable fabric for the particular style you are creating

Applicant requirements

• Enthusiastic attitude
• Organised
• Understands general garment construction
• Can make patterns
• Independent
• Current fashion student undertaking their industry placement