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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Determine job requirements
  2. Prepare to use sewing machine
  3. Sew work pieces
  4. Assess quality of sewn pieces

Range Statement

This field allows for different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included.

Workplace procedures include one or more of the following:

requirements prescribed by legislation, awards, agreements and conditions of employment

SOPs

work instructions

PPE

oral, written and visual communication

quality practices, including responsibility for maintenance of own work quality and contribution to quality improvement of team or section output

housekeeping

tasks related to environmental protection, waste disposal, pollution control and recycling

WHS practices

Australian Standards include:

the relevant industry or Australian Standards that are current at the time this unit is being undertaken

Machines include:

Automatic machines used to perform basic machining tasks where feeding and positioning of fabric is guided by the machine, including one or more of the following:

plain lockstitch machine

three thread overlocker

zigzag sewing machine

Fabrics include one or more of the following

stable woven and knitted fabrics, such as cotton drill, calico, double knit, rugby knit and poplin

Set-up includes the following:

ensuring correct thread, needle size and type, needle guard, tension setting and attachments

Identify poor machine performance includes the following:

identifying worn or damaged parts, and reporting or replacing according to manufacturer specifications

identifying tension faults

identifying poor thread performance or incorrect thread selection

identifying incorrect foot or needle for sewing

identifying impact of poor machine performance on sewing

checking and replacing worn or damaged needles and attachments (feet)

Sewing operations include the following:

aligning and sewing straight seams

joining flat pieces of stable fabric together

top stitch, edge stitch, open seams, closed seams and lapped seams

Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria, and include:

reading and following work instructions, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and safe work practices

checking work against ticket information or specification sheets

preparing workstation tools and equipment

performing basic machining tasks where feeding and positioning of fabric is guided by the machine, using at least two (2) different fabrics, to sew at least one (1) sample of each of the following operations:

aligning and sewing straight seams

joining flat pieces of stable fabric together

top stitch, edge stitch, open seams, closed seams and lapped seams

sewing and doing routine maintenance on at least one (1) of the following machines:

plain lockstitch machine

three thread overlocker

zigzag machine

inspecting completed work to check quality and production output requirements, and identifying and correcting faults

recording results of quality inspection and completing production records or packing slips as required.

Knowledge Evidence

Evidence must be provided that demonstrates knowledge of:

safe work practices and procedures and use of personal protective equipment (PPE)

garment assembly processes and machines where the positioning of the work may be controlled by guide bars, sensor lights or other such guiding devices, or where there is uncomplicated feeding of the fabric

techniques in using and maintaining one or more automatic machines:

plain lockstitch machine

three thread overlocker

zigzag machine

characteristics of stable woven and knitted fabrics and threads, such as cotton drill, calico, double knit, rugby knit and poplin

quality standards and practices

workplace procedures

recording and reporting practices.