Questions for interviewing tailors

1. What is time that you start working?

2. What is your daily routine at work?

3. What are the steps to make clothes/suits? (Process of tailoring)

4. How do you get ordering from clients?

5. How do you get the measurement (clients’ body)? (Clients come to the shop/ online servicing)

6. Do you have a space for servicing the clients?

7. What are the special features of your workplace?

8. What are the equipment and tools needed for tailoring?

9. How do you store the smaller tools and equipment like pin, needles and so on?

10. Where do you put the things? (Fabrics/garment)

11. How is your workplace? (Describe, maybe big/small, tidy/untidy and so on)

12. What do you need to be careful about at your workplace? (Hazard/ problems)

13. Do you have any potential health risks in your job?

14. What are the main problems faced by you?

15. What are the main issues that you face in tailoring?

16. Tell me a difficult situation you have overcome in the workplace.

17. How many workers in the workplace?

18. Are you satisfied with your current workplace? Why?

19. What motivates you at the workplace?

20. How do you perform under pressure?

21. Where do you go and what do you do during break time? (Go home/ rest at workplace)

22. Do a tailor need a bigger workspace?Why? How big?

23. What skills do you think are most critical to this job?

24. Is this trade be replaceable or still useful?

25. Do you think there is any improvement at your workplace?

26. Can you send me some pictures of your workplace? (As detailed as you can)

I have planned 26 questions above to ask my artisan, tailor. In the meantime, I have already contacted a few tailors via facebook and email to get the answers.

Continue trying to get the answers by different tailors...🤓