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Human creative senses are attracted towards
beautiful colors and designs. Likewise, motives on clothes and
bed sheets symbolize ones sense of imagination and nature.
Clothing is one of the basic necessities of human beings. In
our daily life, we are exposed to designs and colors of
curtains, furniture covers, wall papers, bed sheets, carpets,
hosiery items, outfits etc. These different forms of cloth are
designed by textile designers. Textile designers give
different forms to cloth, keeping in view its type and nature
of use. They also select colors for these items. Textile
designing dates back to centuries. We can observe different
designs on outfits, appearing in Egyptian mausoleums. Since
the independence of Pakistan, the textile industry has always
remained the most flourishing industry amongst all. Around 67%
of total exports comprise of textile items. This is why; this
industry is considered back bone for our economy. In our
country, education of textile designing can be acquired from
various public and private universities and institutions.
After gaining expertise in this field, one can get employment
as designer, in any mill associated with the manufacturing of
textile products. Apart from employment, designers can also
work free lance. Nowadays, most of the work in textile
designing is being done by computers. Therefore, it has become
mandatory that textile designers should also be aware of
computer knowledge and textile designing softwares, along with
the manual skills. Initially, designers may earn up to 6,000
to 8,000 on job. This figure can also increase, depending on
the expertise and differentiating style of designers. Basic
qualities of designers are to select the correct combination
of colors, reproduce different designs, and introduce variety
in textile designing. If you think that along with interest,
you also possess these skills at some level, then you may
choose this field as a career. |
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