Bespoke Cutting and Tailoring
The Bespoke Cutting and Tailoring Standards are separated from the Apparel Standards as they concern the production of (mostly) handmade bespoke items as opposed to mass-produced apparel items.
Standards provide a clear, up to date description of what an individual needs to be able do in order to perform a job successfully. The Standards have been developed over a number of years by both people who work in the industry and experts from each occupational area through a process of investigation, analysis and consultation with a wide range of people.
You may wish to download the entire suite of Standards, but it is also possible to download individual units.
Download the entire suite of Standards and Job Map:
National Occupational Standards for Bespoke Cutting and Tailoring
Bespoke Cutting and Tailoring Job Map
Download individual units:
C1 Prepare materials and trimmings for bespoke tailoring
C2 Lay patterns, mark-in and cut cloth for bespoke tailoring
C4 Construct patterns for bespoke tailoring
CT2 Carry out bespoke fittings
T1 Make handcraft bespoke trousers, waistcoats or skirts, basting
T2 Make handcraft bespoke trousers, waistcoats or skirts, adjustments and pockets
T3 Make handcraft bespoke trousers, waistcoats or skirts, completion and finishing
T4 Make handcraft bespoke coat, baste making
T5 Make handcraft bespoke coat, forward making
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