As a Textile Designer, you will need to master following:

• create mood boards
• decorate textile articles
• design warp knit fabrics
• design weft knitted fabrics
• design woven fabrics
• design yarns
• distinguish accessories
• distinguish fabrics
• draw sketches to develop textile articles
• draw sketches to develop textile articles using softwares
• gather reference materials for artwork
• measure yarn count
• textile marketing techniques
• use textile technique for hand-made products

More generally, a textile designer is also versed in:

• portfolio management in textile manufacturing
• properties of fabrics
• seek innovation in current practices
• textile printing technology

It also helps to know the following:

• challenging issues in the textile industry
• develop textile colouring recipes
• dyeing technology
• knitting machine technology
• nonwoven machine technology
• textile chemistry
• use warp knitting technologies