Description
Designing and developing structural and colour effects in woven fabrics by using the weaving technique.
Alternative labels
woven fabrics designing
develop effects in woven fabrics
develop structural and colour effects in woven fabrics
design fabrics by using the weaving technique
Skill type
skill/competence
Skill reusability level
sector-specific
Relationships with occupations
Essential skill
Design woven fabrics is an essential skill of the following occupations:
Textile designer: Textile designers conceptualise textile products considering visual communication and functional performance.
Textile product developer: Textile product developers innovate and perform product design of apparel textiles, home textiles, and technical textiles (e.g. agriculture, safety, construction, medicine, mobile tech, environmental protection, sports, etc.). They apply scientific and technical principles to develop innovative textile products.
Optional skill
Design woven fabrics is optional for these occupations. This means knowing this skill may be an asset for career advancement if you are in one of these occupations.
Finishing textile technician: Finishing textile technicians perform operations related to setting up finishing processes. The finishing processes are the final series of operations that improves the appearance and/or usefulness of textiles.
Printing textile technician: Printing textile technicians perform operations related to setting up the printing processes.
References
- Design woven fabrics – ESCO
