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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 patterns
   • Interpret and clarify design and construction specifications to confirm millinery requirements
   • Obtain and prepare equipment and materials according to workplace procedures
   • Obtain suitable pattern templates, if appropriate
   • Explore construction requirements and test, if necessary
   • Determine steps required to create new pattern
3. Produce millinery pattern
   • Use precise design specifications as pattern instruction
   • Apply patternmaking principles and pattern construction methods
   • Apply the selected techniques to make pattern with consideration for cost efficiencies
   • Check pattern pieces for accuracy to include seam allowance and seam match, pattern shape and notching
4. Test millinery patterns
   • Mark out prototype or toile and cut with consideration to fabric cost efficiencies
   • Assemble prototype or toile to test feasibility
   • Test final patterns comply with design criteria and specifications, and assess accuracy and completeness
   • Label and notch final patterns
5. Record design specifications
   • Establish customer and design requirements and enter on specification sheet
   • Estimate and record material or fabric usage
   • Record labour time
   • Maintain accurate records and file patterns

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
Millinery requirements includes:	identifying design lines and features applying headwear sizing systems and principles determining appropriate pattern making method considering trims, finishings and fabric considering material characteristics and performance in relation to the design obtaining further detail if necessary
Pattern testing includes:	determining effect of grain line on material usage, silhouette and handling identifying construction problems and where relevant, recommend alternative constructions making pattern adjustments as required carrying out alterations to meet fitting 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

interpreting and clarifying design and construction specifications to confirm millinery patternmaking requirements, and entering on specification sheet

preparing for patternmaking activity and applying patternmaking principles and pattern construction methods

producing at least two (2) patterns according to design requirements, selected techniques and cost efficiencies

checking pattern pieces for accuracy, including seam allowance and seam match, pattern shape and notching

marking out and cutting prototype or toile with consideration to fabric cost efficiencies

assembling prototype or toile to test feasibility, and testing final patterns comply with design criteria and specifications

assessing accuracy and completeness

labelling and notching final patterns

estimating and recording material or fabric usage and labour time

recording pattern specifications, maintaining accurate records and filing patterns.

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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)

millinery policies, standards and guidelines, industry codes of practice, legislative and regulatory requirements

industry, workplace and production processes

a range of textiles and materials, including their composition and the stretch quality of fabrics

standard and non-standard millinery shapes and designs

millinery production tools and equipment

headwear sizing systems

patternmaking principles and pattern construction methods

millinery accessories

millinery patternmaking requirements:

identifying design lines and features

applying headwear sizing systems and principles

determining appropriate patternmaking method

considering trims, finishings and fabric

considering material characteristics and performance in relation to the design

obtaining further detail, if necessary

prototype, toile and pattern testing techniques

workplace procedures

recording and reporting practices.

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