Textiles are a huge part of our daily life. I'm lucky with my day job as I get to work with high end soft furnishings fabrics from Europe and Asia. But this is only a tiny part of the textiles market, and humans are not the only consumers of textiles. I am fascinated that my cat is attracted to some fabrics and not to others. Here are the specimans that I have examined:
No. 1: Hessian - untouched since purchase
No. 2: Velour Parrot - a popular fabric
No. 3: Velour Alligator - you see, there's consistency
No. 4: Faux Fur - unidentified animal
No. 5: Faux Fur again
No. 6: Yet this type of faux fur proves unpopular
So this shows that working as a textile designer you have very discerning clientele to please. They may not be consciously aware of what they are attracted to, yet nevertheless know what they like.
