Knitters create textiles or fabric by knitting pieces of yarn. They use traditional techniques to create interlocking loops of yarn which form a uniform piece of fabric. Knitters use different techniques, needles and yarn materials to create knitted materials of diverse proportions.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Spinning and dyeing with natural dyestuffs, wool, cotton and other fibres;
(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 fibres;
(l) Washing wool fibres;
(m) Cleaning and fluffing textile fibres;
(n) Forming fibres into sliver, combing them, combining sliver into sliver laps or forming sliver into rove.