Textile Designer
Develop designs for fabrics and materials used in garments, soft furnishings and wallpaper.
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- What's it like to be a Textile Designer?
- How to become a Textile Designer
- Latest Textile Designer jobs
- Top skills and experience for Textile Designers
- Textile Designer role reviews
What's it like to be a Textile Designer?
Textile Designers create designs for different kinds of cloth, material and fabrics to create garments, soft furnishings and wallpapers. Textile Designers may develop patterns, prints, textures and illustrations for the production of fabrics.
Tasks and duties
- Consulting with clients and business partners to determine a design brief.
- Researching products and assessing fabrics and samples.
- Analysing commercial, cultural and functional requirements.
- Creating designs using manual and computerised techniques.
- Working up patterns for clothing, soft furnishings, wall coverings, bed linens and carpets.
- Working with electronic looms and computerised knitting machines.
- Supervising the production process.
- Keeping abreast of trends and innovations.
How to become a Textile Designer
While completing formal training is not required to become a Textile Designer, a qualification may be an advantage in developing design skills.
- Gain experience working alongside a senior Textile Designer, developing skills and confidence.
- Consider completing a Certificate IV in Textile Design, Development and Production (MST40119).
- Alternatively, you can also undertake a Bachelor of Fine Art, Bachelor of Design and Fashion or a Bachelor of Textiles. They generally take 3 years to complete and you will need to have completed year 12 or explore alternative paths to entry.
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Textile Designer employers on SEEK are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. Textile Design
Textile Industry
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Indesign
Print Design
Fashion Design
Printing
Graphic Design
Fashion
Illustration
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Latest Textile Designer reviews
Mar 2024
A dynamic journey of creative exploration and problem-solving within the vibrant world of fabric and design.
Reviewer's QualificationBachelor of Fashion Design
Experience5 – 9 years
Organisation sizeMedium (20-199 employees)
SpecialisationRetail & Consumer Products
The good thingsTextile designers often enjoy the creativity and artistic expression involved in designing patterns, textures, and colors for various fabrics. You may also appreciate the opportunity to collaborate wi...
The challengessome challenges that textile designers may face include tight deadlines, the need to stay updated with trends and technologies, and the competitive nature of the industry. Additionally, some designers...
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May 2021
Textile designers: perhaps undervalued, but the variety and broad skill set needed make it a very rewarding career!
Reviewer's QualificationBachelor of Design
Experience5 – 9 years
Organisation sizeMedium (20-199 employees)
SpecialisationDesign & Marketing
The good thingsThe small nature of the textile industry means that often in roles you have to wear many hats. This is great for people who love variety and diverse range of skills to use at work. At the places I’ve ...
The challengesCommunicating good ideas effectively to an audience (be they clients or within your own company) is always a challenge. You need the confidence to sell good design strategies to people with a very dif...
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