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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Determine job requirements
   • Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs)
   • Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times
   • Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs
   • Identify job requirements from specifications, drawings, job sheets or work instructions
2. Prepare to embellish garments
   • Interpret design brief and identify specifications, type of embellishment and methods of embellishing by hand and machine
   • Identify garment considerations, machine requirements and appropriate attachments
   • Identify criteria for selection of threads and types of decorations to be attached
   • Set up work area, equipment and materials and adjust to specifications for work
   • Perform routine minor maintenance according to manufacturer specifications
   • Report and record any problems
3. Embellish garment or piece
   • Lay out work pieces
   • Complete hand and machine embellishment
   • Assess work to comply with quality standards and production specifications
   • Check machine and adjust to ensure optimum performance
4. Despatch completed work
   • Check garments or articles against quality standards
   • Identify any faults, report and record, and take necessary action to repair or discard
   • Direct completed garments or articles to next operation
   • Complete work documentation as required

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
Specifications include one or more of the following:	content colour size, including width and length stitch type and size
Garment considerations include the following:	type of fabric colour of fabric positioning of design purpose of garment suitability of size, design and colour
Embellishing methods include three or more of the following:	beading smocking embroidery stitches fabric manipulation quilting pintucking shirring machine embroidery appliqué lace insertion
Maintenance of equipment includes one or more of the following:	checking and replacement of needles, attachments or parts used for embellishment maintaining equipment to supplier requirements

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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), safe work practices

applying relevant standards

preparing workstation and planning work sequence

performing embellishment by hand or machine using at least three (3) methods

carrying out minor maintenance on embellishment equipment according to suppliers requirements or workplace practices

identifying, reporting and recording any faults, and taking necessary action to repair or discard

directing completed garments or articles to next operation

completing work documentation as required.

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence must be provided that demonstrates knowledge of:

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

relevant Australian Standards

principles of design

characteristics of fibres, threads, fabrics and other material

criteria for selection of threads:

colour

thickness

shine

texture

stability

strength

forms of manual and machine embellishment

equipment and materials:

sewing machine and attachments, such as feet

garment

scissors

tape measures

hand sewing needles, such as beading and crewel

embroidery hoop

garment considerations, such as:

type of fabric

colour of fabric

positioning of design

purpose of garment

suitability of size, design and colour

embellishment procedures

quality standards and practices

sequence of operations

workplace procedures

recording and reporting practices.

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