Profession textile colourist

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

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Personality Type

• Artistic / Enterprising

Knowledge

• 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.

Skills

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Design yarns

  Developing structural and colour effects in yarns and threads by using yarn and thread manufacturing techniques.

• 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.

• Develop textile colouring recipes

  Develop recipes for dyeing and printing processes of textiles.

• 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.

• Maintain work standards

  Maintaining standards of work in order to improve and acquire new skills and work methods.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB