| Job Title |
Sail Cutter |
| Job Description |
Spreads Sail Cloth Over Floor Pattern And Cuts Cloth Into
Specified Lengths And Shapes For Subsequent Sewing Into Complete
Sail: Lays First Width Of Sail Cloth Over Pattern And Fastens It
Into Position, Using Weights Or Awls. Marks Outline Of Sail On
Cloth, Following Pattern And Allowing Margin Of Material To
Overlap For Seams. Cuts Cloth Along Outline, Using Hand Shears.
Draws Seam Guidelines On Edge Of Cloth With Pencil To Mark Seam
Overlap. Spreads Succeeding Widths Of Cloth Over Pattern In
Specified Manner And Cuts With Hand Shears Until Sail Is
Complete. Draws Lines Across Joints Of Cloths With Pencil As
Guides To Match Cloths For Assembly. Picks Up, Marks, And Stacks
Cloths In Order Of Sewing. Lays Out And Cuts Reinforcing Patches
For Sails. Trims Sails After Machine Seaming And Creases Edges
By Hand To Prepare For Machine Finishing. May Prepare Sails For
Repair By Opening Seams And Cutting Out Defective Cloth Or Rope
With Hand Shears. May Shrink Cotton Cloths Before Cutting By
Soaking In Water. May Lay Out And Draw Sail Patterns On Floor
[sail-lay-out Worker (tex. Prod., Nec)].
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