EMPLOY participants can perform some or all of these functions:

• Position and mark patterns on materials
• Position material or article in clamps, template, or hoop
• Guide garment under machine needle and presser foot to sew parts together
• Record number of garment parts or complete garments sewn
• Inspect garments and examine repair tags to locate defects or damage
• Replace sewing machine parts and perform basic maintenance
• Select supplies, such as fasteners and thread, according to specifications or characteristics
  of fabric
• Fold or stretch edges or length of item, while sewing, to facilitate forming specified sections
• Attach buttons or fasteners to fabric, using feeding hopper or clamp holder
• Sew replacement parts or missing stitches, according to repair tickets
• Adjust settings of machine, according to garment style and observation of operation
• Adjust machine controls to regulate stitching speed and length, dimensions of gathers and tucks, and material or thread tension
• Place thread, cord, or other materials on spindles, insert bobbin, and thread through machine guides and components
• Sew materials by hand, using needle and thread
• Mount attachments, such as needles, cutting blades, or pattern plates, and adjust machine guides according to specifications
• Cut materials, according to specifications, or cut excess material or thread from finished product, using blade, scissors, or electric knife