TEXTILE DESIGNERS

WHY DO WE NEED THEM?

• "We need textile designers because they create new patterns and designs or redesign existing ones for fabrics."

WHAT DO TO HAVE THIS CAREER?

• You need to either have an associate’s or bachelor’s degree in fabric/textile design, or it could be something that is closely related to it. You will have to be trained for proficiency in illustrator, photoshop, design, and design software.

ARE YOU RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS JOB

• Textile designers have many roles and are often required to make decisions throughout the designs. They will present their visual mood boards, portfolio work and verbal presentations, the designer discusses potential concepts and demonstrate their suitability for the project. Designers responsible for knowing information about where their materials originated from.

JOB OFFERS AND CONSTRAINTS

• Some jobs like this in North Carolina are in Charlotte, Greensboro, and Kenansville
• You can get a job with company's like NorthFace, JanSport, Crown and Ivy, Famous Footwear, etc.

BENEFITS AND SALARY

• The majority of textile designers earn between $31,512 and $79,765.
• Some pros about being a textile designer you get like a satisfaction of seeing your fabric design samples in stores/showrooms, you have an opportunity to be self-employed, and training skills are actually transferable to other related professions

TRACY EVANS

• Tracy is a textile designer and she designed the pillow in the background with inspiration from a spider web. This was her first creation. She now creates apparel designed for the progressive working girl seeking an chic fashionable office appropriate wardrobe.

PICTURES

CITATIONS/BIBLIOGRaPHY

• Becoming a Textile Designer: Job Description & Salary Info. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Sept. 2015.
• "ICFF 2013: 10 Great Textile Designers." DesignSponge. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Sept. 2015.
• Tracy Evans | Fashionable Clothes for Young and Professional Girls." Tracy Evans | Fashionable Clothes for Young and Professional Girls. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Sept. 2015.
• "ICFF 2013: 10 Great Textile Designers." DesignSponge. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Sept. 2015.