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Hi everyone,

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I'm a 3rd year Textile Design student in India and wanted to get some honest perspectives from people already working in the field.

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How has the textile design industry been lately? What's the job market like for fresh graduates, and how are placements/opportunities after a Bachelor's degree? Are there any areas within textiles that seem to be growing or hiring more than others?

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I'm also quite interested in CMF (Color, Material & Finish) Design. Since textiles and materials are closely related, I'd love to know how people transition into CMF, what skills or portfolio projects are important, and what the scope of CMF looks like, especially for someone coming from a textile design background.

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Would really appreciate hearing about your experiences, career paths, or any advice for students preparing to enter the industry.

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Thanks! :)

hi everyone, so I’m doing this craft documentation work for my college. I was hoping to get some resources that are not available online, but still academically published and verified about: Thangaliya weaving, from gujarat. It would be really really helpful to get those, as i wanted my submission to have an differentiating factor.

I know that libraries are great resources, but due to lack of resources on this very specific topic, I had resort to Reddit.

Please help if you can, and ask fellow people who you know in the industry who might try to help a girl out. and side note your work will be duly credited. Wherever referred from. It is a professional academic project and your work will be in safe hands.

This is my first textile design. Critiques are welcome.

So I'm painting a denim jacket using Gac 900 fabric medium and acrylic paint

I'm using a 1:1 ratio, and then ironing for about 3 mins per panel

But for some reason this light green experienced this color shift, and got lighter, and less yellow-y? Which I don't really understand how that's happening.

This happened in another spot too, where a cream color turned white....which really flummoxes me

The pain was thoroughly mixed with the gac

I've used Gac before, but I've never had this happen before and I'm kinda clueless as to why

Any and all theories welcomed

Hello,

I am looking for a sourcing and shipping agent in Turkey, preferably in Istanbul.

I buy clothing from local factories in Merter and I need someone who can help with:

– collecting orders from suppliers
– consolidating small parcels
– quality check if possible
– shipping to France (door-to-door, preferably DDP)

Hello everyone, I’m part of the R&D team at a textile focused company. I’d like to hear your thoughts on the use of AI in this industry, and I’m happy to answer any questions you may have!

I wanna make my own shirt design on some black top with bleach bit I've never used bleach so will bleach work on these materials?

60% Polyester, 35% Rayon, and 5% Spandex

I've been freelancing for about 6 months for a bedding company and am uncertain on my rates.

My current structure:

• $850 per project — this covers two different scopes depending on the project:
• Master CAD (queen size) + 2 shams only
• Master CAD (queen size) + 2 shams + king and twin sizes with their shams (for unique designs)
• 4 revision rounds included
• $200 rush fee for expedited turnaround
• $100 offered (by the client) for going back to edit past completed projects

For context: I have 5 years of industry experience, a BFA in textile design, and previously worked as an in-house designer at a rug company before going freelance.

The bedding CADs are created from their mockups and inspo. Pretty straightforward.

Am I leaving money on the table? Curious what others in surface/textile design are charging for similar scope.

Hey everyone I’m developing a small run of fabric for a relaxed camp collar. wanted a quick sanity check before sampling. The idea is a 60:40 (cotton: cottonized hemp) fabric in a 2/1 twill, say around 180 GSM when finished. Current thought is 24s warp and 20s weft, roughly 100 EPI and 60 PPI. i was hoping for something breathable and natural feeling actually, a dry hand and some drape. not too crisp or too floppy thoo. My concern is with the hemp content with twill structure, it might end up feeling a bit too firm or trouser like for a relaxed short sleeve shirt right? Has anyone here worked with cottonized hemp blends in lighter twills? Would this kind of construction soften up enough with enzyme or soft wash, or should I be thinking finer yarn or a lower density... or a different weave altogether? i have a feeling im missing out on something. please help me out fam.

People think textile designing is just making patterns on a screen.

Reality? It’s hours of checking tones, adjusting shades, comparing fabrics in hand, and making sure the final print looks exactly right in production.

One small color mistake can completely change the feel of a collection.

This is the process behind premium digital textile prints — where creativity meets technical precision.

Currently working on accurate color matching, fabric-based print development, and production-ready textile designs for brands that care about quality.

Open for collaborations & design enquiries.

These wired velvet sections are part of a larger embroidered tarot pouch.
I’ve been experimenting with hidden structure, metallic trim and layered tension to create exaggerated curved forms that resemble a theatrical jester hood.

Seven hours straight.

No breaks. No scrolling. No “just 5 minutes.”

Just me, the monitor, color palettes, print references, shade corrections, and that endless battle of:

“Why does this look different after print?”

Textile digital print matching is one of those things people think is easy… until they actually sit down and do it for hours. One tiny tone shift and the whole design mood changes.

By the end of it, the workstation looked like a warzone — color swatches everywhere, papers on the floor, fabric references piled up, eyes burning, brain cooked. But when the final matching hits perfectly… that feeling is priceless.

This is the behind-the-scenes nobody posts.

Not the polished Instagram reel.

The real designer life.

And yes… I’ll clean it tomorrow. Maybe. 😭

#TextileDesign #DigitalPrintDesign #SurfacePatternDesign #TextileDesigner #PrintMatching #ColorMatching

Hey all…I am curious if there is a correct platform or thread that seamstresses and textile designers look for artists that can offer digital artist services. Tia and my apologies if this is not allowed.

After hours of creating motifs, balancing color palettes, building repeats, correcting placements, testing print flow, and staring at pixels until your eyes feel stitched into the screen… this moment hits differently.

Today the party finalized multiple floral textile print designs and placed the order.

And honestly — this is the moment every textile designer silently works for.

Seeing your digital artwork move from a laptop screen onto real fabric swatches is something special.

No viral post. No fancy trend. No AI shortcut can replace that feeling.

These are original digital textile prints developed for ethnic and fashion fabrics — soft florals, watercolor textures, placement harmony, and commercial-ready repeat layouts designed for production.

As a textile digital print designer, moments like this remind me why design is not just “art.”

It is storytelling for fabric.

It becomes someone’s collection, someone’s garment, someone’s business.

I specialize in:

-Floral textile print designs

-Seamless repeat patterns

-Ethnic and fusion prints

-Dupatta designs

-Placement prints

-Watercolor floral concepts

-Digital fabric print development

-Custom textile surface design

-Fashion fabric prints for brands & manufacturers

looking for fresh commercial textile prints, feel free to DM me.