Freelance Creative Pattern Cutter
● Develop and correct patterns after each sample and fitting, recording every change clearly.
● Attend fittings (live model and fit sessions) and give clear feedback on fit, balance and construction.
● Advise designers on construction, fabric behaviour and cost-efficient pattern and marker use.
● Prepare clean, labelled final patterns, with notches, grainlines and seam allowances, for factory release.
● Support technical packs with construction details and measurement specifications.
● Work with the production team to resolve fit or pattern queries from our overseas factories.
Skills and experience Essential ● At least 7 years' professional experience cutting womenswear patterns, ideally in dresses, tops and lightweight tailoring.
● Strong, proven experience draping on the stand, alongside solid flat pattern cutting skills and a good understanding of fit and garment construction.
● Able to make your own toiles, sewing them to a high standard and fitting them on the stand and on a model.
● Experience working to a brief and a sample schedule, and communicating changes clearly to a design team and to factories.
● Excellent attention to detail, and well-organised, clearly named pattern files.
● Own transport or ability to attend fittings in London. Desirable ● Experience working with overseas manufacturers and wholesale-quality production standards.
● Knowledge of fabrics such as viscose, cotton, linen, silk and knits, and how they behave in production.
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