patternmaker
Mold designer professionally
A patternmaker creates templates or models used to manufacture objects—especially in metalworking, where patterns shape molds for casting, or in garment making, where patterns guide fabric cutting.
The trade requires precision: The patternmaker adjusted the template by a fraction of an inch.
Also spelled as two words.
Clothing alteration professional
- seamstressOne who stitches garments
- dressmakerOne who sews garments
- cutterOne who severs
- graderOne who assigns scores
draper · fitter · muslin · toile · sloper · block · dart · seam
Form-giving container
- castingShaping through liquid form
- sandFine rock particles
- coreCentral essential portion
- templatePreset pattern for reproduction
flask · cope · drag · metalwork · machinist · toolmaker · die · forge
Preset pattern for reproduction
- motifRecurring thematic element
- sketchHasty informal drawing
- draftPreliminary version of text
- layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
prototype · repeat · grid · composition · structure · arrangement · configuration · outline
Fabric-making frame
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
- fabricWoven or knit material
- jacquardElaborate patterned woven textile
- repeatDo or say again
colorway · print · batik · block · screen · dyeing · motif · tapestry
Invariance under transformation
- repeatDo or say again
- tessellationGapless plane coverage
- tileFlat surface-covering piece
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
radial · bilateral · mirror · rotation · translation · reflection · fractal · modular
tailor
Clothing alteration professional
- seamstressOne who stitches garments
- dressmakerOne who sews garments
- cutterOne who severs
grader · draper · fitter · muslin · toile · sloper · block · dart · seam · notch
mold
Form-giving container
template · flask · cope · drag · metalwork · machinist · toolmaker · die · forge · lathe
template
Preset pattern for reproduction
layout · prototype · repeat · grid · composition · structure · arrangement · configuration · outline · schematic
loom
Fabric-making frame
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
- fabricWoven or knit material
- jacquardElaborate patterned woven textile
repeat · colorway · print · batik · block · screen · dyeing · motif · tapestry · brocade
symmetry
Invariance under transformation
- repeatDo or say again
- tessellationGapless plane coverage
- tileFlat surface-covering piece
grid · radial · bilateral · mirror · rotation · translation · reflection · fractal · modular · interlocking
- artisan craftshandmade goods, fine jewelry, artisan crafts, handcrafted furniture, watchmaking
- craftsmenblacksmith, carpenter, cobbler, mason, weaver
- fashion careersfashion designer, fashion model, stylist, tailor, seamstress
- skilled tradeselectrician, plumber, carpenter, mason, welder
- factory jobsfactory worker, assembly line worker, shift supervisor, forklift operator, packer
- woodworkerscabinetmaker, woodworker, carpenter, joiner, woodcarver
patternmakerassembler
Converts assembly to executable
assembly line worker · fabricator · finisher · caster · molder
patternmakercopyist
Document duplicator by hand
replicator · duplicator · tracer · imitator · reproducer
patternmakerassembler
Converts assembly to executable
fitter · fabricator · installer · builder · constructor