Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for work
- Type of fabric used in textile is identified and work requirements established
- Quality assurance requirements are identified and observed throughout the process in accordance with industry standards and workplace practice
- Workplace health and safety requirements, including personal protection needs, are observed throughout the work
- Textile is analysed to ensure its compatibility with the mounting process, including the type of mounting and the composition of the substrate material
- Work requirements are confirmed from drawing/specifications/instructions and workplace procedures to ensure they are within workplace capability
- Tools, equipment and materials are selected and checked prior to use to ensure that they are appropriate for the work in terms of quality, serviceability and safety
- Lace textiles
- Textile is laced into position on compatible backing according to industry practice and workplace procedures to be free of creases and overstretching marks and showing correct proportioning of images
- Laced textile is inspected for quality and either stored or, if faulty, is reprocessed in accordance with work procedures
- Couch textiles
- Textile is couched into position on compatible backing/mounting fabric according to industry practice and workplace procedures to be free of creases and overstretching marks and showing correct proportioning of images
- Couched textile is inspected for quality and either stored or reprocessed in accordance with work procedures
- Stretch/strain textiles
- Stretching or straining frame selected appropriate for material being prepared
- Textile is stretched/strained into position according to industry practice and workplace procedures to be free of creases and overstretching marks and showing correct proportioning of images
- Stretched/strained textile is inspected for quality and either stored or reprocessed in accordance with work procedures
- Stitch textiles
- Textile is stitched into specified position onto compatible backing/mounting board according to workplace procedures
- Stitched textile is padded if required in accordance with workplace procedures
- Stitched textile is inspected for quality and either stored or reprocessed in accordance with work procedures
- Block textiles
- Blocking process is identified according to type, composition and condition of textile according to workplace procedures
- Blocking process is used to return textile back into required position prior to lacing, couching or stretching/straining
- Textile is inspected for quality and either stored or reprocessed in accordance with work procedures
- Complete work