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textile designer

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Description

Textile designers conceptualise textile products considering visual communication and functional performance.

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Theoretical Knowledge

textile marketing techniquestextile printing technologyproperties of textile materialsportfolio management in textile manufacturingdesign managementtextile chemistrychallenging issues in the textile industryknitting machine technologynonwoven machine technologydyeing technology

Practical Skills

distinguish fabricsuse textile technique for hand-made productskeep up to date on costume designdesign warp knit fabricscreate mood boardsgather reference materials for artworkdesign weft knitted fabricsdesign woven fabricsseek innovation in current practicesdistinguish accessoriesdraw sketches to develop textile articles using softwaresdesign yarnsdecorate textile articlesmeasure yarn countdraw sketches to develop textile articlesuse warp knitting technologiesdevelop textile colouring recipes