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Competences — textile designer

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/0f7c84c5-1c0d-4fc1-8949-07dbe8bd34ef).

Essential

  • create mood boards (skill/competence)
  • decorate textile articles (skill/competence)
  • design warp knit fabrics (skill/competence)
  • design weft knitted fabrics (skill/competence)
  • design woven fabrics (skill/competence)
  • design yarns (skill/competence)
  • distinguish accessories (skill/competence)
  • distinguish fabrics (skill/competence)
  • draw sketches to develop textile articles (skill/competence)
  • draw sketches to develop textile articles using softwares (skill/competence)
  • gather reference materials for artwork (skill/competence)
  • keep up to date on costume design (skill/competence)
  • measure yarn count (skill/competence)
  • portfolio management in textile manufacturing (knowledge)
  • properties of textile materials (knowledge)
  • seek innovation in current practices (skill/competence)
  • textile marketing techniques (knowledge)
  • textile printing technology (knowledge)
  • use textile technique for hand-made products (skill/competence)

Optional

  • challenging issues in the textile industry (knowledge)
  • design management (knowledge)
  • develop textile colouring recipes (skill/competence)
  • dyeing technology (knowledge)
  • knitting machine technology (knowledge)
  • nonwoven machine technology (knowledge)
  • textile chemistry (knowledge)
  • use warp knitting technologies (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 10 ads, as of 2026-07-20)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

  • textile design — 60 %
  • trend research — 30 %
  • concept development — 20 %
  • surface design — 20 %

Responsibilities

  • timely delivery — 20 %
  • collection development — 20 %