Seamsters work directly under Septimus Jack to create and manage costumes for Grey Tavern patrons to wear during their adventures at and with The Grey Tavern.

All Seamsters are responsible for:

• Creating exciting, well-put together costumes that follow Grey Tavern costum style guides and the local community costume style guide.
  
  
• Helping the local community feel cool and unique as compared to the communities around them.

Also, all Seamsters should know that for every 10 costume pieces of the same type that you personally make, you can take 1 home. For every 5 costume pieces of the same type that you personally make, you can reserve that piece, although it must stay on Grey Tavern property when not being worn.

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Seamster Roles

Seamestre (Tier 1)

A Seamestre is responsible for:

• Designing and crafting costume pieces– both by assignment and by original ideas.
  
  
• Getting original plans for costumes approved by Lead Designers and Costumers.
  
  
• Meeting deadlines, style guides, and other parameters for costume creation.
  
  
• Assisting Costumers in organizing donated costume material and maintaining the current organization.
  
  
• Promoting work and projects you've completed to the local community.

A Seamestre reports directly to a Costumer.

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Costumer (Tier 2)

Costumers are responsible for:

• Communicating costume needs to Lead Designers.
  
  
• Organizing and maintaining costumes and sewing resources including donated supplies.
  
  
• Helping Lead Designers approve created costumes, given tasks, and original costume plans.
  
  
• Detailing to Seamestres what the exact needs of a task are such as color, pattern, style, etc.
  
  
• Helping the Lead Designer come up with design patterns that utilize all types of fabric material, no matter their cut.
  
  
• Consults on costume designs for new events, groups, etc.
  
  
• Keeping a detailed, written ledger of costumes, where they are stored, who has rented them out, how long the rent is for, etc.
  
  
• Maintaining the policy that all costumes must be put on and taken up in Grey Tavern dressing rooms. No one is allowed to take a costume home or change in another place unless that costume is purchased from The Grey Tavern or a Seamster has earned the costume pieces through the rule above Seamster Roles.
  
  
• Managing Seamestres.
• Proposing and setting prices for rentals and purchases based on fabric, style, and other knowledge that would influence price.
  
  
• Updating internal and customer-facing logs of what is available.
  
  
• Promoting work and projects you've completed to the local community.

A Costumer reports directly to the Lead Designer.

Lead Designer (Tier 3)

The lead designer is responsible for:

• Maintaining the policy that all costumes must be put on and taken up in Grey Tavern dressing rooms. No one is allowed to take a costume home or change in another place unless that costume is purchased from The Grey Tavern or a Seamster has earned the costume pieces through the rule above Seamster Roles.
  
  
• Working with Septimus Jack to create, update, and maintain the local community’s costume style guide.
  
  
• Settling potential problems with the overall Grey Tavern costume style guide that may arise.
  
  
• Approving all costume designs and creations made by Costumers or Seamestres.
  
  
• Overseeing the schedule of costume creation.
  
  
• Overseeing the organization and tracking of donated and all costume supplies.
  
  
• Overseeing internal and external communication of what is needed and what is available.
  
  
• Coordinating with lorekeepers and needed on local costume or game costume design.
  
  
• Making design and seamestre patterns that utilizes most if not all types of fabric donated to The Grey Tavern.
  
  
• Promoting work and projects you've completed to the local community.

Lead Designers report directly to Septimus Jack.

Original Content

Original content includes many things. For Scriveners, it may be stories, bestiary entries, comics, etc. For Gaman, it may be a board, card, video, or other game. For Schemas, it may be digital art, painting, sculpting, etc. For Seamsters, it may be warrior outfits, ball dresses, everyday fantasy wear, etc.

Any imaginative endeavor you present to the head of your organization (ex. Chief Editor for Scriveners), it is approved by them and The Grey Tavern, and is not an assignment given to you by The Grey Tavern is Original Content.

All original content for Seamsters must be:

• Reviewed by Costumers and the Lead Designers.
  
  
• Made in conjunction with a Lorekeeper. 
  
  
• Reviewed for lore continuity after final edits have been completed by the editorial teams.