When.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results From The WOW.Com Content Network

2. Savile Row tailoring - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savile_Row_tailoring

   Chester Barrie was established in 1935 by expatriate English tailor Simon Ackerman, who wanted a British brand and tailoring for his New York-based clothing business. Locating its factory in Crewe from 1939, close to the Port of Liverpool and its cloth supplier in Huddersfield , it introduced semi-bespoke and ready-to-wear tailoring to the row ...

3. Tailor - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tailor

   Apprentices were also taught the "tailor's posture", to sit cross-legged on a raised board or bench while they sewed. [7] A tailoring establishment then generally consisted of a well-appointed room in which the master would measure customers. Cutting, sewing, buttonholes, and finishing work were performed in adjoining rooms. [8]: 241–8

4. Made-to-measure - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Made-to-measure

   Unlike bespoke garments, which traditionally involves hand sewing, made-to-measure manufacturers use both machine- and hand-sewing. Made-to-measure also requires fewer fittings than bespoke, resulting in a shorter wait between customer measurement and garment delivery. [2] Made-to-measure is sometimes also referred to as personal tailoring. [3]

5. Dressmaker - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dressmaker

   A seamstress is a woman who sews, especially one who earns a living by sewing. Before the Industrial Revolution, a seamstress did hand sewing, especially under the putting-out system. Older variants are seamster and sempstress. A costume designer is a person who designs costumes for a film, stage production, or television show.

6. List of sewing occupations - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sewing_occupations

   This page was last edited on 31 January 2025, at 16:11 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.

7. Putting-out system - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Putting-out_system

   The putting-out system is a means of subcontracting work, like a tailor. Historically, it was also known as the workshop system and the domestic system.In putting-out, work is contracted by a central agent to subcontractors who complete the project via remote work.