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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 apply manipulation techniques
   • Identify types of manipulation
   • Describe effects of manipulation on different materials
   • Describe processes used to achieve different manipulations
   • Prepare tools and equipment to apply a range of manipulation techniques
3. Identify uses of manipulation in design process
   • Describe uses of manipulation to inform and inspire design
   • Describe role of manipulation as a production tool
   • Describe effect of manipulation on the design
4. Manipulate textiles to produce work sample
   • Apply manipulation techniques to a variety of textiles and textile products
   • Analyse process to assess outcome
   • Modify manipulation, as required
   • Produce work samples of manipulated textiles
   • Implement workplace procedures in manipulation of fabrics
   • Use industry appropriate tools to document techniques to manipulate textiles and their effects, and retain for future reference

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
Types of manipulation include three or more of the following:	crushing heat application tucking pleating shrinking dyeing off loom weaving painted and printed warps tie dye techniques felt making paper making embroidery knotting looping
Materials include two 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, bonded and lace raw materials yarns man-made materials recycled materials
Tools and equipment include one or more of the following:	poles for Shibori looms floor and table paper making kits tables and chairs access to wet areas dye pots hot and cold
Industry appropriate documentation techniques include one or more of the following:	photographic display storyboards collection of samples filmed demonstration electronic data written documentation instructions formulae/recipes file notes

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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 and safe work practices

undertaking a minimum of three (3) types of manipulation to create 2-D and 3-D design effects, on at least two (2) occasions

undertaking manipulations on a range of fabrics and fibres with different characteristics

creating work samples of manipulated textiles

analysing performance characteristics

using tools and equipment associated with manipulating fabrics

documenting process and outcomes using industry appropriate tools

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)

uses and performance characteristics of fibres and fabrics

information resources on fibres and fabrics

types of manipulation and effects on materials

material used in the production of garments, accessories, interior and exterior applications, commissioned textiles and objects

quality practices

workplace procedures

recording and reporting practices.

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