<Li> Mantua - maker, in the eighteenth century a maker of mantuas, or in general a dressmaker . </Li> <Li> Modiste, a maker of fashionable clothing and accessories, with the implication that the articles made reflect the current Paris fashions . </Li> <Li> Sewing professional is the most general term for those who make their living by sewing, teaching, writing about sewing, or retailing sewing supplies . She or he may work out of her home, a studio, or retail shop, and may work part - time or full - time . She or he may be any or all or the following sub-specialities: <Ul> <Li> A custom clothier makes custom garments one at a time, to order, to meet an individual customer's needs and preferences . </Li> <Li> A custom dressmaker specializes in women's custom apparel, including day dresses, careerwear, suits, evening or bridal wear, sportswear, or lingerie . </Li> <Li> A tailor makes custom menswear - style jackets and the skirts or trousers that go with them, for men or women . </Li> <Li> An alterations specialist or alterationist adjusts the fit of completed garments, usually ready - to - wear, or restyles them . Note that while all tailors can do alterations, by no means can all alterationists do tailoring . </Li> <Li> Designers choose combinations of line, proportion, color, and texture for intended garments . They may have no sewing or patternmaking skills, and may only sketch or conceptualize garments . </Li> <Li> Patternmakers flat draft the shapes and sizes of the numerous pieces of a garment by hand using paper and measuring tools or by computer using CAD software, or by draping muslin on a dressform . </Li> <Li> A wardrobe consultant or fashion advisor recommends styles and colors for a client . </Li> <Li> A seamstress is someone who sews seams, or in other words, a machine operator in a factory who may not have the skills to make garments from scratch or to fit them on a real body . This term is not a synonym for dressmaker . Prior to the Industrial Revolution, a seamstress did handsewing, especially under the putting - out system . Older variants are seamster and sempstress . </Li> <Li> Sewist is a relatively new term, combining the words "sew" and "artist", to describe someone who creates sewn works of art, which can include clothing or other items made with sewn elements . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Ul> <Li> A custom clothier makes custom garments one at a time, to order, to meet an individual customer's needs and preferences . </Li> <Li> A custom dressmaker specializes in women's custom apparel, including day dresses, careerwear, suits, evening or bridal wear, sportswear, or lingerie . </Li> <Li> A tailor makes custom menswear - style jackets and the skirts or trousers that go with them, for men or women . </Li> <Li> An alterations specialist or alterationist adjusts the fit of completed garments, usually ready - to - wear, or restyles them . Note that while all tailors can do alterations, by no means can all alterationists do tailoring . </Li> <Li> Designers choose combinations of line, proportion, color, and texture for intended garments . They may have no sewing or patternmaking skills, and may only sketch or conceptualize garments . </Li> <Li> Patternmakers flat draft the shapes and sizes of the numerous pieces of a garment by hand using paper and measuring tools or by computer using CAD software, or by draping muslin on a dressform . </Li> <Li> A wardrobe consultant or fashion advisor recommends styles and colors for a client . </Li> <Li> A seamstress is someone who sews seams, or in other words, a machine operator in a factory who may not have the skills to make garments from scratch or to fit them on a real body . This term is not a synonym for dressmaker . Prior to the Industrial Revolution, a seamstress did handsewing, especially under the putting - out system . Older variants are seamster and sempstress . </Li> <Li> Sewist is a relatively new term, combining the words "sew" and "artist", to describe someone who creates sewn works of art, which can include clothing or other items made with sewn elements . </Li> </Ul>

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