A professional who calls at customers' homes to take measurements for and estimate cost of fabricating draperies and window shades, slipcovers, and upholstery. Respnsibilities include:

• Measures area of furniture to be covered.
• Draws sketches to scale of work to be done.
• Discusses selection of fabric and other materials with customer, using material samples, and informs customer of material, fabrication, and installations costs.
• May be designated according to specialty as Slip-Cover Estimator; Window-Shade Estimator.