The Modern Sewing Co. is a small Hackney based business creating beautiful PDF patterns and online workshops for home sewers all over the world. Our brand ethos is that anyone can sew beautiful, high quality clothing from their own home.

We are looking for a talented pattern cutter and seamstress to work with on developing our range of PDF Patterns and bringing more beautiful designs to the home sewing world.

Your role will be to manage the development of new patterns. This will include:

• Drafting patterns from sketches
• Making toiles & doing fittings with Hetty
• Finishing patterns to a high standard with attention to detail
• Sampling garments to a professional standard
• Writing clear and concise sewing instructions for customers to follow
• Editing digital patterns and instructions in Adobe Illustrator to create the PDF pattern files
• Taking photos or sketching of each section in the making process to match with the written instructions
• Creating sizing charts for digital grading
• Working on developing interesting construction techniques and pattern details to help our patterns stand out
• Amending or improving patterns after release if needed

We are looking for someone with the following skills:

• Strong pattern cutting skills (we are open to both manual and digital pattern cutting)
• Good sewing skills and garment construction knowledge
• Strong written communication skills (English) to be able to translate garment construction knowledge into clear instructions for home sewers
  
• Able to use Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop 
  

Having a positive working attitude is essential, we are a small, close knit team and so we want to find the right person to establish a long term, happy and creative working relationship with. We are looking for someone who can work between 3-5 days a week from our Hackney based studio. If you have some but not all of the skills listed above we would still like to hear from you.

To apply please send a cover letter, CV and your day rate to Hetty at hetty@modernsewingco.com