The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the Performance Criteria, is detailed below. Add any essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment depending on the work situation, needs if the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts. |
Legislative/regulatory requirements | All work must comply with relevant Federal and State or Territory legislative or regulatory requirements. |
Requirements or parameters may include | purpose design specifications such as colour, yarn type, size, patterns etc quality standards budget timeline pattern or images reproducibility uniqueness |
Research may include | library internet journals articles visits to galleries and museums technical files visual diary work |
Design tools may include | sketches illustrations models samples fibres and fabrics |
Applications may include | wearable products accessories domestic textile products giftware small and large scale interior/exterior applications public art pieces commissions conceptual pieces for exhibition |
Principles of design may include | repetition pattern gradation rhythm radiation harmony contrast dominance proportion balance unity |
Elements of design may include | line shape or silhouette colour texture value |
Materials may include | knitted fabrics, including knit weave and patterned knits, warp knits and weft knits woven fabrics, including plain, twill, satin, dobby and jacquard non-woven textiles such as felts, nets, braids, bonded, paper, cardboard raw materials yarns man-made materials recycled materials |
Communication tools may include | inspiration boards story board design concepts research information multimedia tools materials samples colour chips sketches and drawings verbal presentation inspiration journal or visual diary |
Appropriate personnel may include | clients supervisor trainer or mentor designers production supervisors colleagues and other workers curators gallery owners architects interior designers |
Tools and equipment may include | screens squeegees exposure unit printing tables or work tables chairs dye pots - hot and cold hot plates access to wet areas shibori poles needle and thread cutting mats and rules knives, secateurs and other cutters power tools hand tools looms and frames knitting machines and accessories linker overlocker sewing machine iron ironing board printing press mounting and display equipment |
Experimental samples may include | 2D and 3D explorations materials explorations finishing techniques |
Manipulation techniques may include | crushing heat application tucking pleating shrinking dyeing off loom weaving weaving on made frames painted and printed warps tie dye techniques sculptural techniques beading embroidery macramé crochet folding cutting reconstruction assemblage knotting looping felt making basket making papermaking bookmaking |
OHS practices | OHS practices must include hazard identification and control, risk assessment and implementation of risk reduction measures specific to the tasks described by this unit and may include: manual handling techniques standard operating procedures personal protective equipment safe materials handling taking of rest breaks ergonomic arrangement of workplaces following marked walkways safe storage of equipment housekeeping reporting accidents and incidents other OHS practices relevant to the job and enterprise |
Analysed and evaluated may include consideration of | skill and efficiency variation of manipulation effects quality suitability of materials |