Patterns for the second skin : Textile Designing

Textile designing is all about making patterns for cloth which can be used in various applications. It is generally used in clothing, household textiles and decorative textiles such as carpets. The field encompasses the actual pattern making as well as supervising part or all of the production process. In other words, textile design is a process from the raw material into finished product. Fiber, yarn and finishes are the key elements to be considered during the textile design procedure. As mentioned in the previous article "Skills Needed by Textile Designers", a designer needs to be very creative and apt with the developments happening in the textile world. Textile designs are broadly classified into 4 categories; FLORAL DESIGNS: This section basically consists of all types of floral prints as its name. Motifs of different flowers found in nature are used and reproduced as prints; most common ones are roses, sunflowers, tulips, jasmines, shoe flowers etc. Leaves, thorns are also used; another type of design in this section is the Bamboo print. Floral designs are most loved by the textile designers and are reproduced since ages. The end uses of these printed fabrics are endless. Hot favorites with the designers it is used for apparel wears, home furnishing, interiors and decorative textiles. The layouts can be anything from tossed, one directional, 2 directional, packed and border.