Textile colourist

Description

Textile colourists prepare, develop and create colours for textile applications.

Other titles

The following job titles also refer to textile colourist:

colorist dyer
textile colour maker
colourist
colour matcher
textile colourists
textile color maker
color matcher
colourist dyer
dyeing range operator
colorist

Minimum qualifications

Bachelor’s degree is generally required to work as textile colourist. However, this requirement may differ in some countries.

ISCO skill level

ISCO skill level is defined as a function of the complexity and range of tasks and duties to be performed in an occupation. It is measured on a scale from 1 to 4, with 1 the lowest level and 4 the highest, by considering:

  • the nature of the work performed in an occupation in relation to the characteristic tasks and duties
  • the level of formal education required for competent performance of the tasks and duties involved and
  • the amount of informal on-the-job training and/or previous experience in a related occupation required for competent performance of these tasks and duties.

Textile colourist is a Skill level 4 occupation.

Textile colourist career path

Similar occupations

These occupations, although different, require a lot of knowledge and skills similar to textile colourist.

textile designer
textile chemist
textile quality manager
textile product developer
textile, leather and footwear researcher

Long term prospects

These occupations require some skills and knowledge of textile colourist. They also require other skills and knowledge, but at a higher ISCO skill level, meaning these occupations are accessible from a position of textile colourist with a significant experience and/or extensive training.

Essential knowledge and skills

Essential knowledge

This knowledge should be acquired through learning to fulfill the role of textile colourist.

Dyeing technology: Processes involved in textile dyeing using different dyeing technologies. Also, addition of colours to textile materials using dye stuffs.
Textile chemistry: Chemical processing of textiles such as the reactions of textiles to chemicals.
Portfolio management in textile manufacturing: The process of managing teams and projects in textile and clothing product development.

Essential skills and competences

These skills are necessary for the role of textile colourist.

Use textile technique for hand-made products: Using textile technique to produce hand-made products, such as carpets, tapestry, embroidery, lace, silk screen printing, wearing apparel, etc.
Prepare equipment for textile printing: Manufacture screens and prepare printing paste. Use tools and equipment associated with screen printing. Select screen types and mesh for appropriate substrates. Develop, dry and finish screen image. Prepare screens, test screens and printed quality.
Maintain work standards: Maintaining standards of work in order to improve and acquire new skills and work methods.
Draw sketches to develop textile articles: Draw sketches to develop textiles or wearing apparel by hand. They create visualisations of the motives, patterns or products in order to be manufactured.
Design yarns: Developing structural and colour effects in yarns and threads by using yarn and thread manufacturing techniques.
Develop textile colouring recipes: Develop recipes for dyeing and printing processes of textiles.
Draw sketches to develop textile articles using softwares: Draw sketches to develop textiles or wearing apparel using softwares. They create visualisations of the motives, patterns or products in order to be manufactured.
Seek innovation in current practices: Search for improvements and present innovative solutions, creativity and alternative thinking to develop new technologies, methods or ideas for and answers to work-related problems.

Optional knowledge and skills

Optional knowledge

This knowledge is sometimes, but not always, required for the role of textile colourist. However, mastering this knowledge allows you to have more opportunities for career development.

Textile marketing techniques: Creating, communicating and delivering value to customers of textile products and services.

Optional skills and competences

These skills and competences are sometimes, but not always, required for the role of textile colourist. However, mastering these skills and competences allows you to have more opportunities for career development.

Conduct textile testing operations: Prepare for textile testing and evaluation, gathering the test samples, conducting and recording tests, validating data and presenting results.

ISCO group and title

2163 – Product and garment designers

 

 


 

 

References
  1. Textile colourist – ESCO
Last updated on August 8, 2022