Textile Designer
A textile designer has to deal with a great range of duties and responsibilities.
A textile designer is generally responsible for the following activities.
General work performed by textile designers :
- Attracting clients by proper planning and presentation
- Briefing the initial ideas and concepts to clients
- Analysis and research works
- Development of design
- Commercial aspects of finished product
Textile designers primarily fall into two basic categories.
They either work for design agencies, manufacturers or retailers or they work as Freelancers.
A textile designer needs the following skills and qualities .
- A basic understanding of color, texture and pattern
- Creativity and artistic sense
- Adequate knowledge of various techniques and characteristics of different textile materials
- Knowledge of recent market trends
- Ability to work in a team
- Good communication skills
- Knowledge of relevant softwares used in textile designing
- Marketing, financial and administrative skills in case of freelancers
To create innovative and a wide variety of designs, textile designers usually works in knit, print or weave.
There are two basic fields in textile designing .
- Interiors ( home furnishing )
- Fabrics for garments and accessories
Specialized works performed by textile designers are categorically listed below .
- Creating sample design set
- Liaising with clients to plan and develop designs
- Proper interpretation and representation of clients' ideas
- Creating sketches and designs for presentation to the clients
- Proper assessment of finished products
- Utilizing specialized computer aided design software (CAD) to create a great variety of designs
- Color, fabric and texture experimentation
- Possessing updated knowledge of new developments in the field of designing and production techniques
- Creating innovative design concepts
- Maintaining deadlines
- Attending trade shows regularly
- Getting updated with contemporary fashion trends in textile designing
- Developing and maintaining a network of business contacts
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