confectioner- a specialist in the clothing industry, who is engaged in the selection and purchase of fabrics and various accessories for clothing. The profession is suitable for those who are interested in drawing and work and farming (see choosing a profession for interest in school subjects).

At enterprises that use colored embroidery and appliqué as decoration, the confectioner also selects a range of finishing colors. Confectioner comes from the Latin word confection - making.

Confectioning is a scientifically based selection of materials for a product, taking into account their properties, modern fashion trends and features of the production process. Science is based on a good knowledge of the properties of materials, the ability to use them to achieve a certain external effect of clothing, creating clothing with desired properties that provide comfort, convenience, durability and wear resistance.

The confectioner in his work takes into account the properties of each of the materials, interconnecting them in the "man-clothes-environment" system. When choosing materials and accessories, the confectioner is guided by:

• the purpose of clothing - for everyday wear, sports, work, leisure, special occasions;
• addressee (for whom the clothes are intended - men, women, children);
• type of material - fabric, knitwear, fur, leather, etc.;
• material quality - structure, thickness, surface density, color scheme;
• environment - season, climatic conditions, subject environment.

At the same time, the requirements of expediency, rationality, and the correct use of the properties of materials must be observed.

Confectioning of materials is an important and crucial stage in modern clothing production: from right choice materials, the quality and competitiveness of clothing, the stability of the appearance during wear and the ease of care for clothing depend.

Features of the profession

IN modern world production of clothing, in conditions of high competition, constant renewal and expansion of the range of textile materials used in tailoring, confectioning is of particular importance. The task of the confectioner is to choose from a wide range of fabrics those that:

• correspond to fashion trends;
• increased requirements for the quality of clothing;
• provide a perfect design and manufacturing technology of the product; set the correct processing modes;
• ensure the economy of the product.

For all models approved for production, the confectioner draws up confection cards.

The importance of this profession for creating beautiful and comfortable clothes can not be overestimated. The profession of a confectioner is on a par with the construction, design, tailoring and tailoring, but its functions are more extensive and varied.

Suppliers of raw materials for the sewing enterprise are textile and accessories factories. Textile enterprises supply base, lining and padding materials; accessories - sewing threads, buttons, buttons, braid, etc. The raw materials received in the preparatory workshop are sorted by type, grade, purpose and period of use. The confectioner conducts quality control of incoming materials.

Thus, the work of a confectioner includes a wide range of responsibilities:

• preparation of confection cards in accordance with the established requirements for the quality of materials and fittings;
• carrying out quality input control of materials and accessories in terms of the confection, analysis of the causes of non-compliance;
• control over the selection of materials for the fulfillment of export orders;
• maintaining a catalog of materials and accessories;
• maintaining correspondence with suppliers of fabrics and accessories;
• selection, search and purchase of fabrics and accessories in the development of new seasonal collections;
• acceptance of the purchased components according to the provided samples in terms of qualitative and quantitative indicators;
• carrying out the necessary tests of fabrics, finished products;
• choice of model in color scheme to general concept collections;
• prompt resolution of issues related to the configuration of materials, accessories and finished products that arise in the production process or in interaction with suppliers of raw materials;
• development and implementation of a single map of the model in electronic form, which combines the production cycle with the reflection of technological processing areas and material costs in each area;
• visiting thematic exhibitions.

Pros and cons of the profession

pros

• stable, constantly in demand job;
• at small enterprises, we allow a free work schedule, part-time work;
• often students of textile or art educational institutions work in this position.

Minuses

• shift work at textile mills
• salaries in the regions are low

Places of work

• studio;
• design studios for individual tailoring,
• clothing factories;
• textile mills;
• production for the manufacture of accessories.

Important qualities

Personal qualities:

• artistic taste
• sense of style
• wide range of color perception
• well developed tactile senses
• developed eye
• accuracy
• responsibility
• attentiveness
• sociability

Professional requirements for a specialist:

• higher technical or secondary specialized education in the field of materials science and design;
• knowledge of fabric production technology, requirements for textile materials, accessories;
• experience with large volumes of information;
• document management skills;
• Fluency in the Microsoft Office suite

confectioner training

• Moscow State University design and technology MGUDT;
• St. Petersburg State University of Technology and Design SPGUTD;
• Ivanovo State Textile Academy, Ivanovo;
• Kazan State Technological University;
• Russian correspondence institute textile and light industry.
• Specialties 280800 "Technology of garments", discipline "Materials for clothing and confectionery"; specialty 280900 “Design of garments” and 052400 “Design”, discipline “Confectioning of materials for clothing”.
• Specialty 260901 "Technology of garments".
• The full list of universities is at the end of the article.
• Secondary education in this specialty can be obtained at technical schools and colleges of light industry, which are available in many cities of Russia (see the list at the end of the article).

universities

Career steps and prospects

A confectioner can make a classic career in a large-scale production from a simple specialist to a chief engineer and even a director of a plant. In an atelier or clothing design studio, a confectioner can become the owner and head of the studio.

Salary

A beginner confectioner can qualify for a salary of 25-30 thousand rubles in Moscow. For specialists with work experience from 1 to 3 years, small design studios in Moscow offer a salary of 35 to 40 thousand rubles. The remuneration of the confectioner depends on the region, the scale of the enterprise, domestic policy companies. Confectioners are very much in demand in China, where fashion garment manufacturing is flourishing. Here, excellent working conditions have been created for them, high salaries (more than 50 thousand rubles + bonuses when receiving discounts in contracts with suppliers), payment for housing, travel, telephone.

Confectionery card - what is it?

The process of selecting materials for garments includes several stages:

• development of a sketch and requirements for the product;
• development of requirements for materials;
• analysis of the assortment of the main material, the choice of upper material;
• choice of lining, cushioning and finishing materials;
• filling in the provided forms of the card of the technical level and quality of materials;
• drawing up a confectionery card for the product.

For example, the selection of fabric for a men's suit for everyday wear in the autumn-winter season consists of several mandatory items:

Aesthetic requirements: fabric for a suit should have a beautiful appearance with a smooth surface and a well-defined weaving pattern.

Reliability requirements:d For men's suits, fabrics of increased density, wear resistance, resistance to abrasion along the folds, to repeated stretching and abrasion along the plane are used. The paint must be resistant to friction. In addition, properties such as slight shrinkage, crease resistance, resistance to pilling are very important.

Ergonomic requirements: T The fabric for suits for the autumn-winter season should have good heat-shielding properties and have low breathability.

Environmental requirements:to clothing fabrics must be harmless to humans and environment, non-toxic, do not emit harmful particles during their processing.

The confection card includes:

• model sketch;
• samples of the main material of different colors and patterns used for this model;
• samples of lining material corresponding in color and quality to the main one;
• samples of applied material and fittings;
• name of textile materials and their article.

Confection card

Product name: Men's suit

model sketch

Main materials:

wool blend worsted suit fabric with polyester fiber, wool content 60%, lavsan 40%.

Lining materials:

lining twill with viscose thread in warp and cotton yarn in weft;

pocket fabric.

Gasket materials:

non-woven fabric "Viva" (as linings for duplication);

interlining (with dot adhesive coating) for duplication of small parts;

non-woven fabric "Almar" as a lower collar;

adhesive edge (technological adhesive tape) for laying along the sides, along the bend of the lapel, along the sections of the armhole of the back;

glue thread for fixing hem allowances, along the bottom of the sleeves.

Orekhovo-Zuevsky Industrial and Economic College named after Savva Morozov (OZPEC) - specialized secondary educational institution located in the city Orekhovo-Zuevo(Moscow region). Until January 2010 it was called Orekhovo-Zuevsky Textile College.

History

IN 1930, by order VSNKh, in Orekhovo-Zuevo An evening working polytechnic was opened with textile, construction and trade departments.

Already in 1935 OZTT became an independent educational institution, its director P.P. Nazin. The equipment of workshops and laboratories corresponded to the current level of development of the textile and light industry of those years. The new educational institution had day, correspondence and evening departments. The technical school trained specialists in the following specialties: "Spinning production", "Weaving production", "Finnishing of fabrics", "Power supply and electrical equipment of industrial enterprises".

IN 1937 The technical school received at its disposal a new educational and productive building. At that time the director was M.S. Bochin. He made a lot of efforts to turn the old barracks into a modern educational and productive building with workshops, laboratories, a library, assembly and gyms, light and cozy auditoriums and computer classes. FROM 2005 N. V. Krivoruchko became the director.

The Orekhovo-Zuevsky Textile College (OZTT) has produced about 15 thousand specialists for various industries and the national economy over the 75 years of its existence.

Among the college graduates famous people- laureate of the state award M.I. Volkova, Heroes of social labor V.E. Matveeva And V.E. Lokteva. They rose to directors of cotton mills B. A. Molodtsov, A. M. Krutov, A. M. Potetenkin. Worked as a deputy Minister of the textile industry G. I. Razorenov. The chief engineers were N.T. Tens , V.A. Kartashov , N.T. Subbotin and many others. In the 1970s and 1980s, more than 1.5 thousand graduates of the OZTT worked at the Orekhovo-Zuevsky KhBK alone.

In January 2010, as a result of the merger with OZBIKO named after Savva Morozov (Orekhovo-Zuevsky Business College), it was renamed into Orekhovo-Zuevsky Industrial and Economic College named after. Savva Morozov (abbreviated OZPEC).

OZPEC today

Today more than 700 students study at OZPEK in the following specialties: "Banking", "Economics and accounting", "Commerce", "Automation of technological processes and production", "Heat supply and heat engineering equipment", "Programming in computer systems". The college has a material and technical base:

• Training and production workshops
• Equipped laboratories
• Spacious, bright classrooms
• Modern computer equipment
• Library with reading room
• Sports and gyms
• Assembly Hall
• Dining room
• medical office
• Hostel provided for non-residents

The college has clubs, interest clubs, sports sections, evenings, discos. There is a student council: students can decide for themselves what activities they are interested in, participate in planning the work of the entire college. Classrooms are equipped with modern equipment, in the library with a reading room you can take the literature necessary for study.

Links

• College official website (unavailable link)