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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Prepare millinery tools and equipment and work area
  2. Spread materials or fabrications and place millinery patterns
  3. Cut out millinery pattern shapes
  4. Assemble and join all cut millinery pieces together
  5. Finish millinery

Required Skills

This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level required for this unit

Demonstrates knowledge of

millinery tools and equipment

shapes labelling and markings for millinery patterns

placing patterns on material

cutting equipment

sewing machinery

quality procedures

OHS practices including hazard identification and control measures associated with quality practices

workplace practices

recording and reporting practices

Demonstrates skill to

prepare tools and equipment

operate cutting equipment

operate sewing machinery

block millinery

perform quality procedures

read interpret and follow information on work specifications standard operating procedures and work instructions and other reference material

maintain accurate records

communicate within the workplace

sequence operations

meet specifications

clarify and check taskrelated information

carry out work according to OHS practices

Evidence Required

The Evidence Guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the Performance Criteria Required Skills and Knowledge the Range Statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package

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

Demonstrates skills and knowledge to

select and prepare pattern and materials or fabrications according to specifications

place patterns on materials or fabrications according to design

cut out materials or fabrications

prepare and use sewing machinery

assemble cut pieces according to plan

finish millinery

perform quality procedures

meet OHS practices

Consistently applies skills and knowledge when

organising work

completing tasks

identifying improvements

using workplace practices

using OHS practices

recording and reporting accidents and incidents

assessing operational readiness of equipment used and work processes

recognising and adapting to cultural differences in the workplace including modes of behaviour and interactions

completing work systematically with attention to detail without damage to goods and equipment

Context and specific resources for assessment

Assessment may occur on the job or in an appropriately simulated environment and requires access to work areas materials and equipment and to information on workplace practices and OHS practices

Guidance information for assessment

This unit may be assessed independently or in combination with other relevant units

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. Add any essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment depending on the work situation, needs if the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts.

Legislative/regulatory requirements

All work must comply with relevant Federal and State or Territory legislative or regulatory requirements.

OHS practices

OHS practices must include hazard identification and control, risk assessment and implementation of risk reduction measures specific to the tasks described by this unit and may include:

manual handling techniques

standard operating procedures

personal protective equipment

safe materials handling

taking of rest breaks

ergonomic arrangement of workplaces

following marked walkways

safe storage of equipment

housekeeping

reporting accidents and incidents

other OHS practices relevant to the job and enterprise

Patterns will include

flat patterns

a full set of patterns to be cut single layer

Materials or fabrications may include

traditional and non-traditional millinery material

pre-formed and flat

linings

interlinings

interfacings

natural, synthetic, composite

woven, non-woven, knitted

Specifications may include

material

quantity

machinery type

design

Tools and equipment may include

pins

marker pens and pencils

tape measure

wire

fabric weights

hat blocks

steaming equipment

tape, cord

needles

thread

Cutting tools and equipment may include

dressmakers shears

electric cutters or blades

roller blade

Stanley knives

Full patterns are placed may include

consideration to material grain, stretch, nap, texture, print, irregularities and efficient usage

identifying right and left side patterns for asymmetric designs

identifying reverse side and face side of materials or fabrications for placement of pattern pieces

placing each pattern on a single layer of material or fabrication

identifying the correct fabric for each pattern piece where multiple materials or fabrications are to used in the one millinery item

Marking pattern shapes may include

attaching patterns to materials or fabrications using pins or tacks

outlining patterns on materials or fabrications using chalk or pencil

Machinery may include

lockstitch

zig-zag

leather sewer

special attachments