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53124.07 – Weavers

Weavers use manual and artistic skills to design and make rugs, blankets, cloth and other handicrafts.

Overview

Example job titles

  • Craft weaver
  • Hand weaver
  • Screen printing artisan

Core competencies

  • Management of Material Resources to select, allocate and utilize threads, dyes and other materials, ensuring the quality and cost-effectiveness of woven products
  • Product Design to plan and develop detailed layouts for patterns, fabric structures and colour schemes, ensuring woven creations are functional, aesthetically pleasing and structurally sound
  • Finger-Hand-Wrist Motion to execute precise hand-weaving or loom techniques while maintaining tension and alignment
  • Finger Dexterity to manipulate individual threads with precision, creating intricate patterns and maintaining control over the weaving process
  • Attention to Detail to ensure accuracy in pattern creation, thread placement and tension, which are essential for producing well-crafted, visually appealing fabrics
  • Knowledge in Arts to understand basic art principles to spin and twist yarns and fibres to create functional and beautiful woven products

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Use hands or loom to interlace strips of flexible material such as wool, cotton, silk, grasses, bark and rawhide to make baskets, wreaths, wall hangings, clothing, rugs, blankets and other objects.

Additional information

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Similar occupations classified elsewhere

Exclusions:

  • Painters, sculptors and other visual artists (53122)
  • Weavers, knitters and other fabric making occupations (94131)

NOC hierarchy breakdown

NOC version

NOC 2021 Version 1.0

Broad occupational category

5 – Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport

TEER

3 – Occupations usually require a college diploma or apprenticeship training of less than two years; or more than six months of on-the-job training

Major group

53 – Occupations in art, culture and sport

Sub-major group

531 – Occupations in art and culture

Minor group

5312 – Occupations in creative and performing art

Unit group

53124 – Artisans and craftspersons

Occupational profile

53124.07 – Weavers

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