Ginger Root Design is on the hunt for more sewers! With the expansion of our store, we need talented folks to help us with tailoring as well as our own house line. If you know of someone who would be perfect, feel free to forward this email to them. Or if you would like to apply yourself, please e-mail your resume and a short note about yourself to jobs@gingerrootdesign.com.

Before applying, please read the requirements and job descriptions below.  In your email, be sure to specify what position you are applying for and your preference for working in-house or from home. Thanks!

Tailoring: The available tailoring position will involve a variety of standard alterations of men’s and women’s clothing. Our sewing shop specialty is creative “re-purposing” and “re-imagining” of damaged or unflattering clothes. The available position offers potential growth towards working on more of these inspired projects.

Piece work: The available stitching positions will assist us in producing our DC-sewn, eco-friendly house line. For home contractors, we pay by piece, and require that the first garment is constructed at our shop so that we are on hand for any questions and quality control. To sew our line at home/an alternate location, contractors must have access to a serger, multi-stitch sewing machine, and an iron. We provide all materials, but you need to provide equipment (needles, pins, bobbins, etc.). Stitchers working at our sewing shop will have set hours, depending on our current production schedule, and will use our machines and notions.

**We’re looking for someone with a sunny outlook on life (like our own!), great work ethic, who’s excited by new challages, and genuinely enjoys sewing. We love what we do, and we want you to as well!

Requirements for all available positions: 

A minimum of two years professional stitching experience and/or relevant schooling (either technical college or university) is strongly preferred, but additional experience in tailoring or theatrical costume shops will suffice. Applicants should be comfortable with home and industrial sewing machines, sergers, a variety of hand stitches, and most standard alterations (hemming pants and jacket cuffs, taking in the waist of pants and side seams, rolled hems on dresses, etc.). Knowledge of garment construction is essential.

A sewing test will be administered as part of your job application, and will include:

• sewing a lapped zipper and an invisible zipper
• rolled hem on a lightweight zipper
• hand sewing sample of slipstitch, slant hem stitch, cross or “X” stitch, shanked button, and a snap.

We look forward to reading your applications!

Sincerely,
Kristen and Erin

Ginger Root Design
1530 U St NW
Washington DC 20009
www.gingerrootdesign.com
202-567-7668