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Spanish Textile Industry

BySarah Rogers,eHow Contributorupdated: August 11, 2010

I want to do this! Fashion is serious business in Spain.

Spain's textile industry is an important motor of the country's economy. In fact, Spain's textile,

apparel and footwear production represents one of its biggest industries. Portugal, France and Italy

are the biggest consumers of Spanishfashion.

Mass Market Apparel

1. Spain has a solid domestic market for apparel, but its export volume is quitestrong. One standout in Spain's mass market apparel landscape is theInditex Group. With nine brands in production--including Zara--they havealmost 5,000 retail stores throughout the world.

Haute Couture

2. Past Spanish haute couture legends like Cristbal Balenciaga and PedroRodrguez made their mark on world fashion, but today's haute couturetalent is more diverse. Spain's top fashion designers regularly exhibit theircreations at the bi-annual Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week. Here creators likeAdolfo Domnguez, gatha Ruiz de la Prada, and Jess del Pozo showcasetheir visions in fabric and design.

Footwear

3. Spain is an important exporter of footwear, exporting over 100 million pairsof shoes annually. The biggest consumers of Spanish footwear are France,Portugal, Italy and Germany. Top Spanish footwear brands include Camperand Pikolinos.

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Jobs in the Textile Industries

ByJanet Veverka,eHow Contributor

updated: May 12, 2010

I want to do this! These scarves have been worked on by a variety of workers before enteringa retail store.

The textile industry employs a variety of people to produce garments,homefurnishingsand textiles. The industry begins with those who produce thefibers, to those who make the fabric, to those who design and create anitem, to those who manufacture and sell the item to consumers. Along theway, the creation of textiles touches the hands of a vast number of peopleoverlapping into many different industries.

Scientists

2. Scientists are employed to study the qualities of different types of fibers andtheir use within making textiles. Some of the elements scientists study arethe durability, flexibility, breathability and the water and abrasion resistanceof fibers. Scientists are also tasked with developing new and improvedmaterials to benefit the textile industry (i.e. anti-microbial fiber technology,ultra-violet resistance coatings, environmentally-friendly materials).

Engineers

3. Engineers design the equipment used to make textiles. The productionprocess requires that textiles are made as quickly and as efficiently as

possible, keeping engineers continually working on ways to improve theprocess.

Chemists

4. Chemistsworkin the textile industry studying a variety of components whichgo into making textiles. For example, chemists study the safety andeffectiveness of dyes, fire-retardant materials and textile coatings, as well aswork to chemically modify fibers to attain added benefits when used inapparel.
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Computer Specialists

5. Computerspecialists program the instructions for machines to accomplishtheir individual tasks. They contribute to everything from the computersoftware used by a designer to sketch out a garment, to the pattern maker

designed to produce that garment several times over, to the embroiderymachine that puts on the finishing touches.

Machinery Workers

6. The textile industry employs state-of-the-art equipment. Workers who canoperate these high-tech machines are needed to keep the industry movingforward.

Designers

7. Designers are the ones to create the look and form for the garment, homefurnishing or textile using sketches to represent the idea.

Finisher and Dyer

8. A finisher is a worker who changes a piece of textile to improve its qualities,change the color or change its appearance. A dyer is a worker who changesthe color of a textile by immersing it in a color bath.

Embroiderers

9. Embroiderers either hand stitch or use machines to attach logos or designsonto a piece of textile.

Knitters and Weavers

10. Both knitters and weavers create fabric from yarn by using machines tointerlock the yarn together.

Pattern Makers

11. A pattern maker creates a template for a piece of textile which is duplicatedmany times.

Yarn Spinners

12. Yarn spinners create yarn out of fibers produced by a fiber supplier.

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Textile Industry Job Description

ByMichelle L Cramer,eHow Contributorupdated: December 23, 2009

I want to do this! Production of fabric is part of the textile industry.

The textile industry primarily deals with the production of fabric and the design and manufacturing of

clothing. There are severaljobsavailable within this industry.

Tenders

1. Textile tenders run the machinery that prepares fibers to become material.Their tasks include starting and stopping the machines, cleaning them andrepairing any problems. The machines comb, sort and inventory fibers.

Frame spinner

2. A frame spinner operates the machine that spins fibers into yarn by twistingit together and winding it around a bobbin. A frame spinner may be in chargeof several machines at once, twisting the ends of the yarn, repairing breaksin the ropes of fiber and cleaning or repairing the machinery.

Dyer

3. A dyer develops the formula used to produce the desired color when dyingfabric. A colorist is the person who actually dyes the fabric.

Screen printer

4. Screen printers use machinery to print images on finished garments, such ast-shirts.

Designer

5. Designers put the fabrics together to form a cohesive look. They may designone garment or several garments thatworktogether. Typically designerssketch their ideas, put together a sample and then sell the finished vision to

a retailer for mass production.
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Merchandiser

6. Merchandisers choose and purchase clothing for their retail employers tosell in stores. They stay updated onfashiontrends to make wise purchasesand work to develop a strategy to promote and sell the items they choose.

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