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Find, understand, and apply textile knowledge.
Textiles are everywhere in everyday life, from clothing and interiors to sports and outdoor gear, as well as in medicine, mobility, and technology. Yet anyone looking to explore textile topics often struggles to find a reliable source that explains the basics clearly and puts them into context.
textil trainer fills this gap as a free digital learning platform. Interactive online courses make essential textile knowledge easy to access, whether you are just getting started, refreshing what you know, or working on practical projects.
textil trainer promise
How textil trainer supports independent learning
Start right away with free online courses and build your textile knowledge step by step.
Learn what matters to you by choosing content that fits your interests, educational path, or personal projects.
Learn flexibly at your own pace, whenever and wherever it suits you, on your laptop, tablet, or smartphone. This makes it easy to integrate learning into your daily life, studies, or projects.
Gain a better understanding of materials, terminology, and processes through clear explanations and structured content. The audio glossary also helps with terminology and pronunciation.
All courses are available in English and German, so you can learn in the language that best fits your daily life, studies, or work.
- free of charge
- easy to understand
- flexible
- mobile-friendly
- English and German
- includes quizzes
Typical use cases
How people interested in textiles use textil trainer in everyday situations
Career orientation and getting started in textile professions
Build textile fundamentals step by step to better understand materials, terminology, and processes.
- Clear entry without prior knowledge
- Solid foundation in textile basics
Support for school, training, and university studies
Use the courses alongside your studies to deepen your understanding, close knowledge gaps, and prepare more effectively for exams or projects.
- Structured review
- Knowledge checks included
DIY, crafts, and material understanding
Understand materials and their properties better and make more informed decisions for your projects, products, and purchases.
- Better understanding of materials
- More confidence in selection and use
Inspiration and new textile perspectives
Discover new areas of textile knowledge and expand your skills as you grow and explore new directions.
- Explore new topics
- Build your textile knowledge further
Explore selected courses
Register for free and get access to all courses.
Getting started the right way
Learning paths that guide you
With learning paths, you can explore textile topics in a structured and straightforward way. Depending on your interests, a suitable path guides you step by step through selected online courses and builds your knowledge logically. This provides clarity, keeps you motivated, and makes it easier to stay on track.
Quizzes and certificates
Make your progress visible and document your achievements
Each online course ends with short quizzes that review key content and reinforce what you have learned. This makes it easy to see what you already understand and where you may want to take a second look.
After successfully completing a course, you receive a certificate that documents your achievement and makes your progress visible. This creates a sense of accomplishment and gives your learning a clear structure from your first steps to targeted refreshers. Certificates can also support your job applications or career entry by showing that you have built textile knowledge on your own initiative.
Get started in just a few steps
Getting started takes just a few steps. After that, you can learn at your own pace and easily integrate learning into your daily life.
- Register and set up your profile
- Start a learning path or choose a course
- Learn at your own pace
- Apply what you learn in your daily life
Testimonials
What textile enthusiasts say about textil trainer
Sabine Schmidt
Bestselling author, blogger, and fashion designer sewsimple.de
In-depth knowledge, exceptionally well-prepared content, background insights, and no fear of sensitive topics. textil trainer sheds light on the often murky world of fibers and colors. And it does so in a way that is easy to understand, engaging, and accessible. What does that offer us as consumers or textile professionals? The opportunity to look behind the scenes of the textile world, soak up insights that often pass us by or are deliberately kept from us, and make good, informed decisions. Not only at work, but also for ourselves personally. Every single day.
Anne Fogl
Career changer, OTEX Textilveredlung GmbH, Flöha
I joined the company with no prior knowledge of textiles. Of course, I was able to learn a lot from colleagues, but it is also important to really understand what I am doing and why processes work the way they do. textil trainer makes exactly that possible for me.
Ute Czeschka
Marketing & Sales | Leinenweberei Hoffmann
I am a career changer in the textile industry. Even though I already knew quite a bit about linen, I was really surprised by how much useful information I gained from the ‘Linen’ course.
FAQ for individuals
textil trainer is free of charge. There are no license or course fees. You only need to register on the platform to access all content.
textil trainer is designed for anyone who wants to build or refresh textile knowledge, including high school students, apprentices, and university students, as well as career changers, DIY enthusiasts, and anyone interested in textiles. The courses are suitable both for beginners and for deepening specific topics.
he content is developed by textile experts from both academia and industry. Academically grounded knowledge from the Chair of Textile Technologies at Chemnitz University of Technology is combined with high-quality digital learning design from the e-learning specialists at chemmedia AG. Many courses are also developed in collaboration with companies and educational institutions to ensure both accuracy and practical relevance.
Registration takes just a few steps:
- Go to my.textil-trainer.de
- Click “Register”
- Complete the required fields
No. textil trainer teaches textile fundamentals in a clear and structured way. Technical terms are explained, and the content is designed so that beginners can easily follow along.
All content is available in German and English. You can select your preferred language in your profile settings.
Courses are flexible and can be integrated into your daily life. You can complete them at your own pace, pause them, and continue later. Your progress is saved in your profile.
Yes. Each course ends with short quizzes to check your understanding. After successful completion, you receive a certificate that documents your achievement.
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Get started and build your textile knowledge
Register for free and build your textile knowledge step by step, clearly structured, interactive, and directly applicable to your daily life, studies, or projects.