Application
This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to perform weaving techniques to produce woven design samples.
The unit of competency applies to interpreting design specifications, and using weaving looms to produce sample woven products.
Work may be conducted in small to large scale enterprises and may involve individual and team activities.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Elements and Performance Criteria
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. | ||
1 | Determine job requirements | 1.1 | Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs) |
1.2 | Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times | ||
1.3 | Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs | ||
1.4 | Identify job requirements from specifications, drawings, job sheets or work instructions | ||
2 | Prepare to produce woven textile samples | 2.1 | Analyse design specifications and pattern for woven product and discuss with appropriate personnel to confirm production requirements |
2.2 | Identify desired effects of weaving and select appropriate weaving technique to achieve required outcome | ||
2.3 | Select yarns, quantities and equipment according to design requirements | ||
3 | Produce woven design sample | 3.1 | Set up workstation, tools and equipment according to specifications for work |
3.2 | Check yarns to be woven against quality standards | ||
3.3 | Undertake weaving techniques to meet design specifications for sample and according to workplace procedures | ||
3.4 | Monitor weaving techniques and outcomes throughout to identify production faults | ||
4 | Check quality of sample | 4.1 | Check completed sample against design specifications and pattern to ensure quality standards are met |
4.2 | Identify weaving faults and production problems and determine causes | ||
4.3 | Analyse weaving process, technique and materials used to determine necessary modifications to weaving techniques, processes or patterns | ||
5 | Complete production process | 5.1 | Rectify weaving faults and production problems or reproduce sample according to modifications |
5.2 | Finish woven sample according to design specifications | ||
5.3 | Examine outcomes with appropriate personnel and discuss and document possible modifications to design | ||
5.4 | Complete required documentation | ||
Evidence of Performance
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 design specifications and interpreting production requirements
producing at least two (2) woven samples according to design specifications
identifying and addressing faults
making minor adjustments to equipment
monitoring own work, conducting quality check of sample outcome and modifying process, if necessary
applying workplace procedures
documenting outcomes and maintaining records.
Evidence of Knowledge
Evidence must be provided that demonstrates knowledge of:
safe work practices and procedures and use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
production requirements:
shaping
edging
tension
stitches
patterning
weaving
tuck and slip
colour
pattern
size
weaving modification techniques
weaving loom techniques:
plain weave
twill weave
satin or sateen weave
soumak
leno
rya
inlay
wrapped ends
Spanish lace
hatchings
honeycomb
traditional bronson
warp faced weaves
weft faced weaves
yarn characteristics
typical fault conditions:
incorrect warp tension
broken warp threads
incorrect beating of weft
incorrect threading, tie-up, treadling of design
incorrect use of materials
incorrect use of equipment
holes
foreign matter
loom or equipment faults
fault-finding procedures
types and styles of woven fabrics
simple equipment maintenance techniques
quality practices
workplace procedures
recording and reporting practices.
Assessment Conditions
Assessors must:
satisfy the assessor competency requirements that are in place at the time of the assessment, as set by the VET regulator
have vocational competency in producing woven textiles samples, at least to the level being assessed, with relevant industry knowledge and experience.
Assessment should occur in operational workplace situations. Where this is not possible, or where personal safety or environmental damage are limiting factors, assessment must occur in a sufficiently rigorous simulated environment reflecting realistic operational workplace conditions. This must cover all aspects of workplace performance, including environment, task skills, task management skills, contingency management skills and job role environment skills.
Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate.
Conditions for assessment must include access to all tools, equipment, materials and documentation required, including relevant workplace procedures, product and manufacturing specifications associated with this unit.
Foundation Skills
This section describes those required skills (language, literacy and numeracy) that are essential to performance.
Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.
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 |
Appropriate personnel include one or more of the following: | trainers colleagues mentors designers patternmakers members of the design team |
Yarns include one or more of the following: | singles yarns plied yarns: wool cotton silk novelty synthetics metallics unspun fleece rovings rag strips hand spun ribbon silk tops nylon filament |
Sample includes one or more of the following: | complete woven product sample weave |
Weaving tools and equipment include one or more of the following: | 4-shaft Loom shuttles (stick, rag and ski) warping boards cross sticks scissors measuring tape |
Sectors
Not applicable
Competency Field
Textile design and development