Rather than a typical runway show, Theory held a guided tour through their cutting room, pattern room, sewing room and design studio. Inside, members of the Theory team, like patternmakers and ...

Patternmakers typically have to revise their work four or five times, but Yang often produces a satisfactory version the first time. Pan Rongcheng, who works in Yang's studio, said pattern making ...

While there were 1,240 wood patternmakers in 2010, there were only 820 in 2011, a decline of about 34%. The jobs on this list require different levels of education and training.

Patternmakers (Wood) > Number of jobs: 1,200 (tied for sixth highest) > Median hourly wage: $18.69 > Median annual wage: $38,870 Wood patternmakers, the BLS notes, are concentrated in just a ...

Wooden patternmakers ranked No. 2 on the least common jobs list. Wood patternmakers generally plan and construct wooden units or sectional patterns in various types of furniture.

Patternmakers were woodworkers with the precise skills of a carpenter, a woodcarver, a lathe operator and an artist. Before computer-aided design software, cast iron objects were first made from wood.