Textiles designers work in knit, weave and print to create two-dimensional designs that can be produced in a design repeat for the production of commercial or artistic fabrics or textile products. Working in both industrial and non-industrial locations, they often specialize, or work in a specialist context, within the textile industry. The two major fields are interiors (upholstery, soft furnishings and carpets) and fabrics for clothing (fashion or specialist, e.g. fire-proof).
Textile designers may also work in associated industry functions, for example, designing wrapping paper, packaging, greetings cards and ceramics. Many textile designers are self-employed, while others work as part of a design team. Their work activities are making up sets of sample designs, working out a design formula for a group of samples, liaising with clients, technical staff, marketing and buying staff to plan and develop designs, accurately interpreting and representing clients' ideas, producing sketches and design ranges for presentation to customers, assessing and approving completed items.
They mostly work independently, if self-employed, or liaising closely with colleagues as part of a small team, using specialist computer aided design (CAD) software to produce a range of designs, experimenting with color, fabric and texture, maintaining up-to-date knowledge of new design and production techniques, developing new design concepts, ensuring that projects are completed on time, visiting sites and other sources of ideas for designs, sourcing fabrics and other materials at trade fairs, markets and antique shops, attending trade shows, as a delegate or as an exhibitor - this may involve representing the company with a display or stand, or appraising the work of competitors, keeping up to date and spotting fashion trends in fabric design by reading forecasts in trade magazines and using internet resources, developing a network of business contacts, if self-employed, managing marketing, finances and day-to-day business activities.
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