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Skills that raise your pay

• Bridal alterations

  Complex, seasonal, priced high. Bridal shops need tailors every spring.

• Menswear and suit tailoring

  Jackets are the hardest alteration. Menswear stores pay for people who can do them.

• Pattern drafting

  Making a garment from measurements. Opens custom and costume work.

• Costume for theatre, film and dance

  Union costume shops in Toronto, Vancouver and Stratford.

• Leather and outerwear repair

  Few can do it, so it pays.