Elements and Performance Criteria
- Determine job requirements
- Prepare to undertake colouration and finishing
- Interpret design and textile property specifications that impact on colouration and finishing
- Identify technical aspects of production requirements
- Use colour charts and make calculations to determine colour formulas and production material quantities
- Determine materials, tools and equipment required for finishing process
- Confirm all specifications and calculations with appropriate personnel, as required
- Undertake colouration process
- Set up equipment, tools and materials according to specifications for work and workplace procedures
- Check fabrics to be coloured against quality standards
- Use colouration techniques to produce sample pieces according to specifications
- Check coloured samples and adjust colour formula, if required, to meet specifications
- Undertake colouration techniques to meet design specifications and minimise impact on textiles
- Undertake finishing process
- Set up equipment, tools and materials according to specifications for work and workplace procedures
- Check fabrics to be finished against quality standards
- Use finishing techniques to produce sample pieces according to specifications
- Check finishing samples and adjust finishing process, if required, to meet specifications
- Undertake finishing techniques to meet design specifications and minimise impact on textiles
- Evaluate colouration and finishing processes
- Assess samples against colouration and finish specifications
- Check colours and finish to identify any design or production problems
- Analyse product outcomes and identify opportunities for improvement
- Evaluate production process to identify opportunities for improvement
- Document formulas, processes and improvements and store information for later use