Application
This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to develop designs and produce woven tapestry products to meet a specified design brief.
This unit of competency applies to interpreting and analysing a design brief and developing a design for woven tapestry products, such as miniatures, large commissions, shaped tapestries, interior or exterior applications, domestic objects and wall pieces.
The design brief may be determined by a client, trainer or supervisor and may be applied to a particular context within the textile industry. The design brief includes specifications for the woven tapestry product and design may be developed using manual or computer-aided design (CAD) tools.
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 design and produce woven tapestry products | 2.1 | Interpret design requirements and specifications from brief and analyse elements of design |
2.2 | Develop design to meet design brief and in line with principles of design and product purpose | ||
2.3 | Use communication tools to present tapestry design for feedback | ||
2.4 | Respond to feedback, adjust design accordingly and confirm design for production | ||
2.5 | Plan production of woven tapestry design sample | ||
3 | Produce woven tapestry design sample | 3.1 | Set up workstation, tools and equipment according to specifications |
3.2 | Check yarns to be woven against quality standards | ||
3.3 | Undertake tapestry techniques to meet design specifications for sample and according to workplace procedures | ||
3.4 | Check tapestry sample to ensure it meets quality standards, including colour density, yarn suitability and warp to weft ratio | ||
4 | Evaluate design and production processes | 4.1 | Assess tapestry sample against design specifications, cartoon and design brief |
4.2 | Identify tapestry faults and recognise design or production problems | ||
4.3 | Analyse design and evaluate to identify opportunities for improvement | ||
4.4 | Evaluate production process to identify opportunities for improvement | ||
4.5 | Document process and improvements | ||
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 and interpreting design brief
developing design to meet design brief and in line with principles of design and product purpose
using communication tools to present tapestry design for feedback
evaluating and modifying designs
determining production requirements
producing at least two (2) tapestry design products to meet design specifications
using a variety of yarn types
assessing tapestry against design specifications, cartoon and design brief
evaluating quality, identifying faults, addressing design and production problems and determining opportunities for improvement
documenting process and improvements.
Evidence of Knowledge
Evidence must be provided that demonstrates knowledge of:
safe work practices and procedures and use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
elements of tapestry design:
line
shape and silhouette
colour
texture
value
principles of design:
repetition
gradation
rhythm
radiation
harmony
contrast
dominance
proportion
balance
unity
characteristics of yarns
information resources on fibres and fabrics
historical tapestry techniques
contemporary trends in tapestry
tapestry modification techniques
tapestry techniques
typical tapestry fault conditions:
shrinkage or ballooning of edges
exposure of warp
holes
foreign matter
fault-finding procedures
types and styles of tapestries
simple equipment maintenance techniques
specification sheets:
budget
type of product
style requirements (yarns, fibres and colours)
application
timeline
design restrictions or conditions
yarn costs
weight and drape of fabric
colour ways
fashion trends
communication tools:
inspiration board
storyboard
design concepts
research information
multimedia tools
yarn samples
colour chips
colour and fashion forecasting references
illustrations
production sketches
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 designing and producing woven tapestry products, 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 |
Tapestry products include one or more of the following: | miniatures large commissions shaped tapestries interior or exterior applications domestic objects wall pieces home furnishings |
Plan production of woven tapestry design sample includes: | identifying technical aspects of production completing specification sheet to guide production undertaking calculations to determine yarn quantities developing tapestry cartoon selecting and preparing materials, tools and equipment required for production |
Sample tapestry includes one or more of the following: | complete tapestry sample tapestry |
Yarns include one or more of the following: | weft yarns: wool cotton silk novelty yarns warp yarns: cotton seine twine |
Tapestry tools and equipment include one or more of the following: | loom bobbins scissors cotton seine twine weft yarn plumb bob spirit level marking pen ruler masking tape tapestry needles CAD programs computer equipment |
Tapestry weaving techniques include one or more of the following: | hitching on and off plain weave in open and closed passes high and low turns weaving of simple shapes (triangles, curves and circle) hatching methods, regular and random colour blending and tonal gradation half passing joins soumak, knot and surface texture |
Analyse and evaluate design includes one or more of the following: | skill and efficiency variation of tapestry effects compatibility of finishing procedures to design function quality suitability of materials |
Sectors
Not applicable
Competency Field
Textile design and development