Fabric types

Description

Woven, non-woven, knitted fabrics and netting fabrics, technical fabrics such as Gore-Tex and Gannex.

Occupations requiring this skill

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Skill demand overview
  • Essential in 7 occupations
  • Optional in 5 occupations
  • Total: 12 occupations
  • Most common in: ISCO major group 8 (Plant and machine operators, and assemblers)

Essential for

  • Knitter
    Knitters create textiles or fabric by knitting pieces of yarn. They use traditional techniques to create interlocking loops of yarn which form a uniform piece of fabric. Knitters u…
  • Textile specialised seller
    Textile specialised sellers sell textiles, fabrics and haberdashery, etc. in specialised shops. Excludes people performing clothing sales. Other titles The following job titles als…
  • Canvas goods assembler
    Canvas goods assemblers construct products made from a closely woven fabrics and leather such as tents, bags or wallets. Artists also use it as painting surface. Other titles The…
  • Knitting machine operator
    Knitting machine operators set up, operate and monitor knitting machines. They work with specialised machinery, techniques and materials to process threads of yarn into knitted pro…
  • Clothing CAD patternmaker
    Clothing CAD patternmakers design, adjust and modify patterns for all kinds of wearing apparel using CAD systems. They check laying variants using nesting modules of the CAD system…
  • Textile technologist
    A Textile Technologist is a specialist who develops, tests, and improves fibers, yarns, fabrics, and other textile materials used in clothing, furnishings, and industrial products.…
  • Textile shop manager
    Textile shop managers assume responsibility for activities and staff in specialised shops. Other titles The following job titles also refer to textile shop manager: fabric shop man…

Optional for

  • Clothing finisher
    Clothing finishers set haberdasheries (e.g. bottoms, zips, and ribbons) and cut threads. They weigh, pack, label materials and products. Duties Clothing packers may pack: Mass-prod…
  • Hawker
    Hawkers sell goods and services on established routes, street and market locations. Duties The duties of a hawker include, but are not limited to: obtaining permission or a licence…
  • Market vendor
    Market vendors sell products such as fruit, vegetables and household products on organised outdoor or indoor market places. They use sales techniques to recommend their goods to pa…
  • Costume buyer
    Costume buyers work with the costume designer in order to identify the materials for the costumes. They buy and rent fabric, thread, accessories and other items needed to finish…
  • V-belt coverer
    V-belt coverers operate machines that cover belts with rubberised fabric. They cut the fabric after one revolution of the belt. Other titles The following job titles also refer to……

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Last updated on February 18, 2026

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