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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Determine job requirements
  2. Prepare to manipulate fabrics
  3. Manipulate textiles to produce work sample

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

Fabric manipulation includes three or more of the following:

crushing

heat application

tucking

pleating

shrinking

dyeing

Textiles include one or more of the following:

knitted fabrics, including weft knits and warp knits

woven fabrics, including plain, twill, satin, dobby and jacquard

non-woven fabrics, such as felts, nets, braids and bonded

raw materials

yarns

man-made materials

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

providing at least ten (10) illustrations that demonstrate a range of fabric manipulation techniques on a variety of fabrics

identifying and illustrating three (3) examples of how uses of manipulation inform and inspire design

experimenting with at least three (3) manipulation techniques on different fabrics to determine their effects

assessing outcomes and modifying manipulation as required to enhance effects

documenting manipulation techniques and their effects for future reference.