Profession weaving textile technician

Weaving textile technicians perform operations related to setting up weaving processes.

Personality Type

• Realistic / Conventional

Skills

• Develop specifications of technical textiles

  Developing specifications for fibre based technical products with functional performances.

• 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.

• Use weaving machine technologies

  Operate machines that enable weaving processes turning threads into fabrics. Setup weaving machine programmes for the machine to produce fabrics with the adequate pattern, colour and fabric density.

• Measure yarn count

  Be able to measure yarn length and mass to assess fineness of roving, sliver and yarn in different measuring systems.Also able to convert into the various numbering system such as tex, Nm, Ne, denier, etc.

• Use weft preparation technologies

  Prepare bobbins to be used in textile processing.

• Distinguish fabrics

  Distinguish fabrics in order to determine differences among them. Evaluate fabrics based on their characteristics and their application in wearing apparel manufacturing.

• Maintain work standards

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

• Distinguish accessories

  Distinguish accessories in order to determine differences among them. Evaluate accessories based on their characteristics and their application in wearing apparel manufacturing.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB