A Dictionary of Occupational Terms Based on the Classification of Occupations used in the Census of Population, 1921.

ORDER XIII.—MAKERS Of TEXTILE GOODS AND ARTICLES OF DRESS

402.—Skilled Cutters (not Gloves, or Boots)

cutter, clothier's: see cutter, shear.
cutter, hand cutter ; measure cutter: measures, plans from dimensions, cuts by baud, and fits material for garments; fits customers; often further designated by kind of work done, e.g., costume cutter, hosiery cutter, kilt cutter, mantle cutter, tailor's cutter; cf. fitter (tailoring) (404).
cutter, measure: (i) see cutter;; (ii) (shirt making) shirt fitter; plans work for shirts, collars, etc.; cuts zinc patterns in stock sizes, by use of shears for new or special shapes; for special work, takes customers' measurements and adapts pattern, which is taken from zinc shape in brown paper.
cutter, pattern: plans and cuts pattern in paper, by hand, from measurements taken by cutter or by fitter q.v. sometimes specifically designated, e.g., corset pattern cutter, garment pattern cutter.
cutter, shape: see cutter, special.
cutter, shear ; clothier's cutter, shearman: a cutter q.v. cutting with shears, as distinguished from a band knife cutter (403) q.v. who cuts with a machine knife.
cutter, special ; shape cutter: a cutter or measure cutter q.v. who designs new models and cuts patterns from own measurements according to design.
fitter (dressmaking): measures and fits customers, and cuts out material to measurements for dresses, blouses, etc.; is in charge of women and girl workers; is often assisted by second hand (405) q.v.
fitter, shirt: see cutter, measure.
shaper: a skilled cutter q.v. who gives distinctive cut to garments by trimming fronts of coats, lapels and collar with shears before machining.
shearman: see cutter, shear.

From: A Dictionary of Occupational Terms Based on the Classification of Occupations used in the Census of Population, 1921,
Ministry of Labour, 1927. Digitised by Peter Christian, August, 2016. This text is in the Public Domain.