PSOC Unit group 7318 — Handicraft workers in textile, leather and related materials

Their tasks include: a) spinning and dyeing with natural dyestuffs, wool, cotton and other fibers; b) lace-making and weaving, knitting, or embroidering various garments and articles for household use; c) preparing and dyeing hides with natural dyestuffs and making traditional footwear or handbags, belts and other accessories; d) spinning and winding yarn by hand; e) drawing warp threads into loom by hand; f) weaving plain or figured cloth, tapestry, lace, carpet or other fabrics on hand looms; g) making carpets by using a knotting technique; h) knitting garments and other articles on hand-operated machine or by hand; i) crocheting or making braid by hand; j) making nets by hand; k) grading and classifying natural textile fibers; l) washing wool fibers; m) cleaning and fluffing textile fibers; n) forming fibers into sliver, combing them, combining sliver into sliver laps or forming sliver into rove. Examples of the occupations classified here: Carpet weaver (hand), Cloth weaver (hand), Cloth weaver (Jacquard loom), Fabric examiner, Fabric repairer, Fiber aide, Fiber blender, Fiber carder, Fiber classer, Fiber grader, Fiber lapper, Fiber mixer, Fiber picker, Fiber preparer, Fiber/textiles comber, Fiber/textiles drawer, Fiber/textiles rover, Hand braidmaker, Hand crocheter, Handicraft worker (carpets), Handicraft worker (leather), Handicraft worker (textiles), Hand-operated machine knitter, Knitter, Net maker (hand), Tapestry maker (hand), Thread and yarn spinner, Threader (loom,hand), Weaver, Wool scourer Some related occupations classified elsewhere: Textile fibre combing machine operator -8151, Knitting machine operator – 8152, Weaving machine operator -8152

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