textile designer
Textile designers conceptualise textile products considering visual communication and functional performance.
Also called: design technology technician, textile artist, design and technology technician, print designer, knits designer, textile design specialist, textiles designer, textile design expert
- 19
- essential skills
- 8
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
- 2163
- ISCO-08 group
Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- textile product developerWhat changes?14 skills in common
- textile sourcing merchandiser7 skills in common
- dressmaker6 skills in common
- fashion designer6 skills in common
- textile colourist6 skills in common
- braiding textile technician5 skills in common
- clothing fashion designer5 skills in common
- textile technologist5 skills in common
Essential skills
19- create mood boards
- decorate textile articles
- design warp knit fabrics
- design weft knitted fabrics
- design woven fabrics
- design yarns
- distinguish accessories
- distinguish fabrics
- draw sketches to develop textile articles
- draw sketches to develop textile articles using softwares
- gather reference materials for artwork
- keep up to date on costume design
- measure yarn count
- portfolio management in textile manufacturing
- properties of textile materials
- seek innovation in current practices
- textile marketing techniques
- textile printing technology
- use textile technique for hand-made products
Definition and skills from ESCO, published by the European Commission. Source concept
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