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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Confirm brief for theatrical millinery
  2. Construct and fit theatrical millinery

Required Skills

Required skills

construction techniques for specialised millinery items

Required knowledge

the role of millinery within the overall costume design and production process

the scope of specialised millinery items that may be required for a cultural production eg period fantasy

materials and fabrics used to create different effects and structures for specialised millinery items

the link between performance requirements and the selection of construction processes and materials eg physical movement climate

safety issues associated with the use of particular materials for millinery construction

Evidence Required

The Evidence Guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria required skills and knowledge range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

The following evidence is critical to the judgement of competence in this unit

ability to use a range of techniques and materials to create specialised theatrical millinery items

knowledge of the range and type of specialised headwear that may be required by a production

Context of and specific resources for assessment

The assessment context must provide for

practical demonstration of skills through the creation of specialised millinery items for a production

Method of assessment

Assessment may incorporate a range of methods to assess performance and the application of essential underpinning knowledge and might include

direct observation of the candidate using techniques to create theatrical millinery items

evaluation of items made by the candidate in terms of suitability for production and quality of construction and finishing

case studies to assess ability to suggest construction processes in response to different types of costume brief

oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of safety issues scope of theatrical millinery and different construction techniques

review of portfolios of evidence or third party workplace reports of onthejob performance by the candidate

Assessment methods should closely reflect workplace demands and the needs of particular groups eg people with disabilities and people who may have literacy or numeracy difficulties such as speakers of languages other than English remote communities and those with interrupted schooling

Guidance information for assessment

Assessment of this unit requires access to

specialised materials and equipment for theatrical millinery


Range Statement

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

Equipment used in making millinery may include:

blocks

glue guns

hand-held cutting machine

industrial/domestic irons and steamers

industrial/domestic sewing machines and overlockers

scissors

steamer

tools, e.g. wire cutters, bolt cutters, hammers, pliers

Materials for constructing hats may include:

buckram

fabrics, e.g. felt, cloth

foam

found objects

latex

leather

millinery canvas/Paris net

plastics

straw

vinyl

wire

Performance requirements may include:

continuity

lighting

movement

physical attributes of performers

quick changes

special considerations, e.g. use of harness on performer during performance

special effects

use of doubles/second cast

Millinery construction techniques may include:

blocking felt hoods and capelines

building a hat from straw braid

covering and lining a moulding material

fitting the hats

making a wire foundation hat

making period costume hat trimmings

Theatrical millinery refers to the range of specialised items that could be used in a production and may include:

bridal headdresses

fantasy headwear

head-dresses

helmets

period headwear

special-purpose hats, e.g. military

street hats