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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 make millinery
   • Select and prepare millinery tools, equipment and work area according to workplace procedures
   • Select and collate patterns and materials or fabrications, according to specifications
   • Collect materials and fabrications and check for quality, width and pressing and steaming requirements
   • Confirm cutting requirements with design specification and pattern information
3. Place millinery patterns and cut out pattern shapes
   • Spread materials or fabrications single layer, and adjust according to pattern requirements
   • Check materials or fabrications for faults and take required action to eliminate or isolate faults
   • Place full patterns on materials or fabrications according to specifications, ensuring that left and right side patterns are according to requirements of an asymmetric design, if relevant
   • Mark pattern shapes on materials and fabrications according to requirements of the material and job
   • Cut materials and fabrications using cutting equipment in accordance with requirements for the operation
   • Inspect cut work, identify any faults and take appropriate action to ensure the cut pieces meet the required quality standards
4. Assemble and finish millinery
   • Plan assembly process and lay out work pieces in sequence
   • Set up machinery for assembly process and operate in accordance with type of operation, fabric and workplace procedures
   • Join cut pieces together in accordance with work plan and quality standards, and reject or correct faults
   • Block and mould sewn millinery and size according to specifications
   • Trim millinery according to design requirements.
   • Apply labels and complete records

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
Patterns include the following:	flat patterns a full set of patterns to be cut single layer
Materials or fabrications include one or more of the following:	traditional and non-traditional millinery material pre-formed and flat linings interlinings interfacings natural, synthetic and composite woven, non-woven and knitted
Placing full patterns includes one or more of the following:	considering 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 includes one or more of the following:	attaching patterns to materials or fabrications using pins or tacks outlining patterns on materials or fabrications using chalk or pencil

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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

selecting and preparing pattern and materials or fabrications according to specifications

collecting materials and fabrications and checking for quality, width, and pressing and steaming requirements

confirming cutting requirements with design specification and pattern information

marking pattern shapes on materials and fabrications according to requirements of the material and job

cutting out materials or fabrications

preparing and using sewing machinery

assembling cut pieces for at least two (2) millinery items according to plan

finishing at least two (2) millinery with trims and labels according to specifications

applying workplace procedures

maintaining accurate records.

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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)

specifications:

material

quantity

machinery type

design

millinery tools and equipment:

pins

marker pens and pencils

tape measure

wire

fabric weights

hat blocks

steaming equipment

tape and cord

needles

thread

shapes, labelling and markings for millinery patterns

cutting tools and equipment:

dressmakers shears

electric cutters or blades

roller blade

Stanley knives

sewing machinery:

lockstitch

zigzag

leather sewer

special attachments

quality procedures

workplace procedures

recording and reporting practices.

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