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Sail Maker

OFO Code: 683302

Last checked 3 October 2026

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1. Occupation identity

OFO code
683302
Occupation
Sail Maker
Classification
OFO 2021
Major group
SKILLED AGRICULTURAL, FORESTRY, FISHERY, CRAFT AND RELATED TRADES WORKERS
Unit group
6833 · Sewing, Embroidery and Related Workers

Official description
Sewing, embroidery and related workers sew together, repair, renovate and decorate garments, gloves and other products of textile, fur, light leather and other materials and fabricate tents sails, awnings and tarpaulins. They work mainly by hand using a needle and thread but may perform some tasks using a sewing machine.

More official OFO detail
  • Softening leather or shoe material with water to prepare it for sewing
  • Repairing defective or damaged portion of cloth or garment by hand, using matching thread and needle
  • Embroidering ornamental designs on cloth by hand or machine using needle and coloured threads
  • Fabricating and assembling thick cloth, canvas and like materials into sails, awning, tarpaulins and tents
  • Pulling knots to the wrong sides of garments, using hooks
  • Hand sewing umbrella covers to frames, tacking cover to ribs along seams and sewing corners to tip of rib and sewing ties to outside of cover to hold umbrella when folded
  • Trimming ends with scissors to make mended portion look uniform with pattern of cloth
  • Patching holes, sewing tears and ripped seams, or darning defects in items, using needles and thread
  • Sewing or gluing decorative trimmings to articles, such as hats, caps, or millinery
  • Removing stitches from garments to be altered, using rippers or razor blades
  • Sewing ornamental designs by hand over stamped, printed or stencilled patterns on fabric using needle and coloured thread
  • Selecting thread according to specifications or colour of parts or dying thread to match colour and shade of cloth to be darned

2. Demand status

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