Becoming a Tailor. Few steps I found

How to Become a Tailor

Being a tailor can be a fulfilling career
path that involves both attention to
detail and artistic expression. Although
people typically associate tailors with
alteration shops, tailors work a variety of
positions, including as costume designers
and personal stylists.
Part One of Three:
Education
Earn a high school diploma. There
are no official educational
requirements for becoming a tailor. As
a general rule, though, you should at
least have a high school diploma or
GED, especially if you intend to work
as a tailor for a larger fashion
company.
Check with your high school to
see if there are any classes that
might prove relevant to the
field. At the very least, you
should try to take a home
economics course. Some high
schools may even have more in-
depth sewing courses that can
teach you about fashion design,
hand sewing, and industrial power
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Take art electives to help you
develop a better aesthetic taste
so that you will be more prepared
to work with color and style.
Make sure that your classes also
help you maintain basic math skills
so that you will have no problem
working with measurements.
A business class or two can also
help if you plan on becoming a
self-employed tailor.
Work-study courses can be
beneficial, too, since the
instructor might be able to help
you land work with someone in
the fashion industry.
Take college level courses. Even
though you do not need to have
a college degree, you can benefit
from taking college classes about
fashion and design.
In addition to being beneficial for
your own improvement, having
college coursework or a college
degree might make your employer
more likely to consider you for
higher level jobs. You may even
work your way up the chain and
be placed in charge of other
tailors as a supervisor.
Check with local community
colleges and technical schools
since they are more likely to
have sewing, design, and fashion
courses than four-year liberal arts
colleges. The classes at a
community college or technical
school will also be cheaper.
Look for schools that offer a
variety of courses at the
beginner, intermediate, and
advanced levels.
Study matters related to
clothing construction, patterns,
textiles or fabrics, finishes,
detailing, and fit.
Ideally, your classes should provide
you with textbook information
and plenty of practice sewing
exercises.
Consider taking business classes.
Many tailors end up being self-
employed. While it is not strictly
necessary, you might find it beneficial
to take a few business and business
finance courses at the college level
to prepare you for the responsibilities
and duties involved in running your
own business.
Look for business classes at
community colleges in your area.
Pay close attention to general
business classes, business finance
classes, entrepreneurship classes,
marketing classes, and any other
class dealing with small business
topics.