Certified Textile Designer

Course details

Vskills certification for Textile Designer assesses the candidate as per the company’s need for designing garments with variation in color, fabric and texture. The certification tests the candidates on various areas in textile basics, textile production methods, textile printing, embroidery stitching and Indian textile techniques like Chikankari, Phulkari and Bandhani.

Why should one take this certification?
This Course is intended for professionals and graduates wanting to excel in their chosen areas. It is also well suited for those who are already working and would like to take certification for further career progression.

Earning Vskills Textile Designer Certification can help candidate differentiate in today's competitive job market, broaden their employment opportunities by displaying their advanced skills, and result in higher earning potential.

Who will benefit from taking this certification?
Job seekers looking to find employment in textile design, sale, production and quality control departments of various companies, students generally wanting to improve their skill set and make their CV stronger and existing employees looking for a better role can prove their employers the value of their skills through this certification.

Companies that hire Vskills Textile Designer
Textile Designers are in great demand. Companies specializing in textile production, design or sale are constantly hiring skilled textile designers. Various public and private companies also need textile designer for their textile design, sale, production and quality control departments.

Table of Contents

Textile

• Etymology
• History
• Textile Evolution
• End Uses
• Fashion and Textile Designers
• Fiber Classification and Properties
• Production Methods
• Textile Treatments
• Digital Printing
• Digital Printing Methods
• Digital Laser Exposure

Textile Design Introduction

• Basics
• Historic Figures
• Textile Designer Role
• Functions of Textile Designer
• The Design Process

Design Principles and Elements

• Design Elements
• Principles of Design

Color Theory

• Historical Background
• Color Abstractions
• Complementary Colors
• Warm vs. cool colors
• Achromatic Colors
• Tints and shades
• Split Primary Colors
• Color Harmony
• Current Status
• Basic Techniques for Creating Color Schemes

Yarn

• Yarn Forms
• Yarn Type
• Characteristics of Spun Yarns and Filament Yarns
• Structure
• Colour
• Measurement
• Yarn Numbering System
• Properties of Sewing Threads

Preparing Fabric

• Introduction
• Importance of Grain
• Shrinkage
• Straightening of Fabric
• Marking and Cutting Fabric

Textile Printing

• Technology
• Methods of Printing
• Engraved Copperplate Printing
• Digital Textile Printing

Printing Methods

• Preparation of Cloth for Printing
• Preparation of Colours
• Selecting Thickening Agents
• Albumen
• Printing thickeners and the dye system

Sari

• Etymology
• Origins and History
• Sari outside South Asia
• Types of sari
• Styles of Draping Sari

Embroidery Stitch

• Common Stitches
• Embroidery Stitches
• Straight Stitches
• Back stitches
• Chain stitches
• Feather Stitches
• Cross Stitches
• Knotted Stitches

Seam

• Introduction
• Types
• Finishes
• Position

Chikankari

• Origin
• Technique
• History of Chikankari
• Fabric
• Design

Phulkari

• Threads
• Embroidery
• Thirma
• Bawan Bagh (or Bawan Phulkari)

Bandhani

• Some of the most common designs are
• Dyed Textile- Popular Dyes
• Bandhani and City of Wadhwan
• Cutting cloth

Natural Textile Dyes

• Origins
• Processes
• Common Dyestuffs
• Natural dyeing with Indigo, Jaipur (Rajasthan, India)
• Crimson and Scarlet
• The Rise of Formal Black
• Decline and Rediscovery

Legal Perspectives

• Introduction
• Intellectual Property Law in India
• Patents
• Trademarks
• Copyrights
• Copyright Act, 1957
• Industrial Design
• Designs Act, 2000

Updated on 31 January, 2019