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Title
Demonstrate elementary knowledge of carpet manufacture
Level
2
Credits
8
Purpose
This unit standard is for people who have an interest in the
manufacture of carpets. People credited with this unit standard
are able to distinguish between carpet types, and demonstrate
elementary knowledge of: fibres used in carpet manufacture;
carpet construction; and carpet performance and use.
Classification
Textiles Manufacture > Carpet Manufacture
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
None.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Distinguish between carpet types.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Carpet texture and surface effects are described and distinguished between in
terms of the pile construction.
Range
1.2
loop, high-low loop, cut loop, cut, shag, plush, saxony, hard twist,
velour.
Carpet types are described and distinguished between in terms of their
construction method and design capability.
Range
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
hand knotted, single needle, tufted, woven, needled.
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Outcome 2
Demonstrate elementary knowledge of fibres used in carpet manufacture.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Major fibres used in carpet manufacture are described in terms of the properties
they impart to the carpet.
Range
fibres – wool, polypropylene, nylon, polyester, melt bond polyester,
antistatic, blends of these fibres;
properties – wear, appearance, handle, cost.
Outcome 3
Demonstrate elementary knowledge of carpet construction.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Construction parameters are described in terms of their relationship with the
carpet structure.
Range
3.2
Carpet construction is described in terms of the pile formation cycle.
Range
3.3
general terms – stitch, pile, stitch length, pile density, pile height,
pile weight, broadloom, narrow loom, yarn count, yarn ply, yarn
twist;
tufting terms – gauge, stitch rate;
weaving terms – warp, weft, chain warp, stuffer warp, pitch, beatup.
hand knotted, tufted loop pile, tufted cut pile, spool axminster,
gripper axminster, wilton.
The production sequence is described in terms of the production steps and the
reason for carrying out each step.
Range
tufted – creel or beam, tuft, inspect and mend, shear, latex and
back, inspect and grade, roll and pack;
woven – creel and beam, weave, brush and shear, mend,
backsize, inspect, roll and pack.
Outcome 4
Demonstrate elementary knowledge of carpet performance and use.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Factors to be considered in choosing a carpet are described in terms of their
effect on carpet performance and choice.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
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Range
4.2
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location, traffic levels, cost, appearance, durability, comfort, care
requirements.
Carpet grading schemes are described in terms of their use when choosing
carpets.
Range
Wools of New Zealand scheme, carpet manufacturer ratings.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
28 February 1997
31 December 2019
Revision
2
16 November 1998
31 December 2019
Revision
3
10 October 2001
31 December 2019
Revision
4
12 August 2004
31 December 2019
Rollover and
Revision
5
26 March 2007
31 December 2019
Rollover
6
16 July 2010
31 December 2019
Review
7
19 May 2016
31 December 2019
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0030
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA, 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 granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Consent 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.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
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Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Apparel and Textile Industry Training Organisation
training@atito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
special resource requirements.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
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