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Specialties that raise your rate

• Bespoke menswear

  Cutting a suit from measurements rather than altering one. Years to learn, and customers pay for it.

• Bridal

  High stakes, high prices, tight deadlines. A busy bridal season can carry a whole year.

• Leather and outerwear

  Different machines, different needles, and far fewer people who can do it.

• Costume for stage and screen

  Fast, technical, and often covered by a union contract.

• Pattern drafting

  Making the pattern, not just following it. Opens the door to production work for small brands.