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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 couture trims
   • Analyse millinery design to determine and confirm trim requirements
   • Apply workplace procedures
   • Select quality materials for trim
   • Test and confirm performance and handling characteristics of selected materials
   • Confirm material selection with design or designer
3. Prepare materials to make trim
   • Cut materials to required or manageable size
   • Dye or tint materials, as required
   • Embellish materials, as required
   • Shape or mould and stiffen materials, as required
4. Make couture trim
   • Plan construction of trim
   • Form and construct trim and check design proportions
   • Secure trim form and trim components
   • Finish couture trim according to design requirements and workplace procedures

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
Couture trims include one or more of the following:	complex trims that require dexterity and intricate material manipulation skills hand and machine stitching intricate folded ribbon trims and bows tooled flowers folded fabric flowers manipulated lace motifs and braids manipulated beaded motifs and braids bias cut pleated or folded features intricate tassels sculpted feathers wired trims dyeing and colouring
Materials include one or more of the following:	ribbons lace traditional and non-traditional millinery materials woven and non-woven textiles wire lace dyes threads beads and buttons feathers braid

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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

analysing a millinery design to identify the couture trim

selecting materials for the trim according to the requirements of the agreed design, and performance and handling characteristics of the materials

testing and confirming performance and handling characteristics of selected materials

confirming material selection with design or designer

preparing and manipulating a variety of millinery materials to make at least two (2) intricate and unique couture trims

finishing the couture trim to design requirements

applying workplace procedures.

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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)

environmental aspects associated with the use of millinery solvents and adhesives

hazard identification and control measures associated with the use of millinery solvents and adhesives

variety of materials to make millinery trims:

ribbons

lace

traditional and non-traditional millinery materials

woven and non-woven textiles

wire

lace

dyes

threads

beads and buttons

feathers

braid

variety of trims:

complex trims that require dexterity and intricate material manipulation skills

hand and machine stitching

intricate folded ribbon trims and bows

tooled flowers

folded fabric flowers

manipulated lace motifs and braids

manipulated beaded motifs and braids

bias cut pleated or folded features

intricate tassels

sculpted feathers

wired trims

dyeing and colouring

performance and handling characteristics of millinery materials

workplace procedures.

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