Also called: Couture Embroiderer, Goldwork Embroiderer
Stitches detailed designs by hand with silk, beads, and gold thread for couture gowns, costumes, flags, and church vestments.
A hand embroiderer stretches silk on a frame and spends a week stitching a beaded sleeve for a Broadway costume. Another day might mean repairing gold-thread lettering on a historic flag or adding hand monograms to custom shirts.
Approximate; higher at top couture and costume shops.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 1 year after high school. Classes, workshops, or apprenticeship in a costume or couture workroom.
Ways in: Certification, Apprenticeship, Self-taught. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Fashion Design, Costume Design, Fibers.
Growing slowly. Small niche; machines handle mass embroidery.
Low risk for 10 years. Machines do mass embroidery; fine hand stitching for couture, costumes, and restoration remains handwork.
Classes: Sewing or fashion CTE, Art, Theater costume crew.
Official data: O*NET occupation 51-6051.
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