textile designer
ISCO: 2163. Skills: 27. Essential: 19.
Essential skills
- 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