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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Determine job requirements
  2. Prepare to create and edit digital embroidery designs
  3. Create original embroidery design
  4. Edit embroidery design
  5. Review and store embroidery design

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

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

Embroidery specifications include one or more of the following:

content

colour

dimensions

stitch type and size

font

fill

Garment considerations include one or more of the following:

type of fabric

fabric characteristics

colour of fabric

positioning of design

suitability of size, design, colour

Equipment include one or more of the following:

desk top computer

ipad

laptop

notebook computer

Embroidery tools and equipment include the following:

software programs and templates

hardware peripherals, such as scanners and printers

paper and pens

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

applying relevant standards

interpreting design brief

using equipment and appropriate software in conjunction with other embroidery tools as to workplace procedures to achieve design specification

creating at least two (2) original embroidery designs

editing at least two (2) existing embroidery designs

communicating effectively to confirm satisfactory performance

storing, organising and protecting digital designs.

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

digital embroidery characteristics:

height

scale

skew

rotation

width

length

font

fill

baseline

envelopes

borders

spacing

needle penetration

stitch size and type

colour

content

style

finish

characteristics of typical fabrics, threads and other materials

features of digital embroidery programs

machine requirements:

thread type

needle type

stitch settings

spool requirements

operating procedures for digitiser machines

storage and recording of designs.