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Demonstrate knowledge of terminology used in the canvas fabrication
and related industries
Level
2
Credits
2
Purpose
This theory-based unit standard is for people who have recently started work
in the canvas fabrication and related industries. People credited with this unit
standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of terminology used in the
canvas fabrication and related industries.
Subfield
Industrial Textile Fabrication
Domain
Canvas Fabrication
Status
Registered
Status date
26 March 2007
Date version published
26 March 2007
Planned review date
31 December 2011
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation by NZQA and industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0014
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
Terminology may vary between manufacturers, industries, and countries.
2
Range
includes but is not limited to – materials, components, and fittings.
3
Technical terms may be found in various manufacturer’s manuals, textbooks, product
catalogues, and technical papers.
4
The following sources may be useful:
For textbooks: contact a local book retailer, school or polytechnic library, or the public
library lending service;
Useful websites include but are not limited to: Capital Books
http://www.capitalbooks.co.nz; New Zealand Book Find http://www.nzbookfind.com;
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public libraries http://www.libraries.co.nz; Technical Books
http://www.techbooks.co.nz; Whitcoulls http://www.whitcoulls.co.nz; trade
terminologies http://www.fibre2fashion.com/glossary/glossary.htm
Outdoor Fabric Products Association of New Zealand (OFPANZ) newsletter, website
http://www.ofpanz.co.nz.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Demonstrate knowledge of terminology used in the canvas fabrication and related
industries.
Performance criteria
1.1
Terms associated with canvas fabrication products are explained in accordance
with manufacturer specifications.
Range
1.2
Terms associated with fabrics are explained in accordance with manufacturer
specifications.
Range
1.3
includes but is not limited to – weave, weft, weft fill, warp, nap,
selvage, bias, thread count, spinning, finishing, waterproofing,
fabric properties, yarn, fibre, filament, staple fibre, canvas, duck,
natural fibres, synthetic fibres, polyfabrics, mesh fabrics, nylon,
stock labels, stock records, polyvinyl chloride (PVC),
polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE).
Terms to measure material specifications are explained in accordance with
manufacturer specifications.
Range
1.4
includes but is not limited to – pop top sleeve, awning, veranda
sun blinds, shade structure, swag, annex, cross cut sails, radial
panel sails, pool cover, curtain side, trailer cover, tent, squab,
base cover, canopies, banners, tension structure.
includes but is not limited to – weight or mass, denier, film
thickness, tensile strength, tear strength, modulas, flex strength,
ultraviolet (UV) resistance, flame retardancy, permeability.
Terms associated with working with fabrics are explained in accordance with
manufacturer specifications.
Range
includes but is not limited to – lay out, marking, roll out, cutting,
striking up, matching stripes, layering, finishing, computer aided
design (CAD).
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1.5
Terms associated with sewing machines are explained in accordance with
manufacturer specifications.
Range
1.6
includes but is not limited to – lockstitch, straight stitch, binding,
twin needle, chain stitch, bobbin, lower threading, top threading.
Terms associated with sewing are explained in accordance with manufacturer
specifications.
Range
includes but is not limited to – hem, binding, seams, straight stitch,
zigzag, hand sewing, quilting, fluting, piping.
1.7
Terms associated with components and fittings used in the industries are
explained in accordance with manufacturer specifications.
1.8
Terms associated with working with ropes are explained in accordance with
manufacturer specifications.
Range
includes but is not limited to – splice, whipping, crown knot,
crimping.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority, or an inter-institutional body
with delegated authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from
assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority before
they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation jlane@mito.org.nz if you wish
to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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