Digital printing on fabric in Lahore

Industries: Fashion and Textiles Personality type: Creative Departments: Design | Textiles

The lowdown

• Transferring a digital image to the surface of a fabric or soft furnishing product

Is this role right for me?

To do this role, you will need to:

• have good communication skills
• liaise with others in the team
• have good computer skills
• be creative
• have a commercial understanding for what will sell
• know about different materials and their properties

What does a Textile Designer (Digital Print) do?

A Textile Designer in the digital printing field transfers a digital image to the surface of a fabric or soft furnishing product, such as a cushion.

The process of transferring the digital image to the material is lengthy and involves several stages.

The Designer takes the digital image and prints it onto paper. The paper is then put through a machine, along with the fabric to be printed onto, and a chemical process ensures the image is transferred to the fabric. The resulting design is both colourfast and fade resistant.

What might I earn?

The typical starting salary of a Textile Designer in this area is around £18, 000 a year. This increases with experience to around £25, 000 a year.

Will I need a qualification?

Companies might expect you to have a relevant degree from an institution with a strong tradition in the textiles field.

If you are considering taking a fashion design course in higher education, the following courses have been rigorously assessed by the fashion industry and awarded the Creative Skillset Tick for the high standard of education they provide and the degree to which they prepare you for a career in fashion:

If you are considering an apprenticeship, the following programmes have been assessed by experts and awarded the Creative Skillset Tick for the high standard of training they provide and their links to the industry:

You can also take vocational qualifications such as an in Manufacturing Textile Products; Apparel, Footwear, Leather, or Textiles Production; Textile Technology; or Manufacturing Sewn Products. There is also an in Manufacturing Textile Products, and a course in Creative Techniques in Textiles.

Further training is carried out on the job and you may need to complete short courses to update your computer, technical or creative skills.

also offers a range of chartered professional qualifications for continuous professional development.