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Title
Choose and adjust patterns
Level
1
Credits
3
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: take body
measurements; select a pattern for end use; select a pattern
size for body measurement; and adjust patterns for personal fit.
Classification
Home and Life Sciences > Home and Life Sciences - Textile
Technology
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Definitions
Paper patterns refer to commercial patterns which are used by people who sew at
home (domestic). Tables of standard body measurements are included.
Body measurements are considered to be accurate when the difference between
repeat measurements is not more than 5 mm.
2
The learning outcomes in this unit standard are consistent with Technology in the
New Zealand Curriculum (Wellington: Learning Media, 1995).
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Take body measurements.
Range
measurements appropriate for style, personal fit.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Body measurements are identified to the requirements of the pattern style.
1.2
Body measurements are taken to the requirement of the pattern style.
1.3
Body measurements are checked to ensure accuracy.
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Outcome 2
Select a pattern for end use.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Requirements of end use are identified in terms of purpose of garment or textile
item.
2.2
The pattern selected meets the requirements of intended end use.
Outcome 3
Select a pattern size for body measurement.
Evidence requirements
3.1
A comparison of personal and standard body measurements allows the pattern
size to be selected.
3.2
The pattern size selected is a best match for measurements.
Outcome 4
Adjust patterns for personal fit.
Range
remove excess length and width, add additional length and width.
Evidence requirements
4.1
A comparison of personal and standard body measurements identifies the
adjustment needed.
4.2
Adjustments to pattern pieces are made to meet the requirements of the
personal measurements.
Replacement information
This unit standard and unit standard 6678 have been
replaced by AS91058.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
26 March 1996
31 December 2012
Revision
2
6 October 1999
31 December 2012
Review
3
28 November 2002
31 December 2012
Review
4
20 January 2011
31 December 2012
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Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
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.
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