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Textile Designer
Textile designers produce ideas and designs for printed,
woven or knitted textiles, and many patterned surfaces.
Textile designers may perform the following tasks:
- design and produce original woven, knitted or printed
fabrics
- design fashion fabrics for clothing, including jackets,
shoes, socks, jeans, hats, bags and lingerie
- design fabrics for homeware items, including chairs,
carpets, bed linen and tableware
- design surface patterns for laminates, wallpaper,
plastics, tiles, toys and packaging
- make drawings of initial concepts and work with various
yarns and fabrics
- make decisions about colour, structure, surface pattern,
weight and yarn composition, taking into account the final
use of the fabric, and translating the designs into
marketable fabrics
- use computer-aided design (CAD) systems
- inspect pre-production for colour and quality, and
approve these or instruct changes to be made
- produce finished artwork, storyboards and 'colourways'
(colour tone work)
- prepare the despatch of design specifications for
production/end use
- liaise with clients, sales staff, buyers and production
team, working to deadlines
- research and gather information about the target market.
Textile designers work within and alongside industries such
as fashion, automotive and interior design, and technical
textiles. They may also work within a studio environment
alongside other designers, or as freelance designers working
with a client base.
Required Skills - Textile Designer
- enjoy artistic and creative activities
- good drawing and visualisation skills
- able to understand and use colour and translate ideas
into product
- interested in pattern and surface decoration
- creative
- good communication skills
- good problem-solving skills
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