Weavers and Knitters
Weavers and knitters set up and operate hand and power operated looms and machines to weave fibre into fabrics and carpet, or to knit (by machine or by hand) garments and other articles from yarn.
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£23,949
Median salary
New workers start around £11,357.48. Normal pay is £23,949 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £36,634.29.
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Annual Openings
Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons in Cornwall, and do<br /> not distinguish between full and part-time jobs.
Daily Tasks
- Hand knits garments and other items according to pattern.
- Cleans and oils machine and reports any mechanical faults.
- Removes completed garments and lengths of fabric from machine.
- Monitors machine operation to detect broken threads of yarn, the evenness of warp tension and the quality of output.
- Places fibre and yarn packages on machine and draws them through appropriate guides and tensioners.
- Sets controls to produce article of specified size and pattern.
- Prepares machine for operation by setting input packages, feeding thread, fibre or yarn through guides, rollers, tensioners and conditioning devices, and securing to output packages, spools or cards.
Skills Employers Are Looking For
The number of unique job postings in your area that have listed this skill in the last year.
Skills
Job postings
Learning Strategies
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Reading Comprehension
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Monitoring
42
Active Learning
41
Critical Thinking
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Mathematics
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Active Listening
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Speaking
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Science
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Writing
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