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Weave narrow fabric
Level
3
Credits
6
Purpose
This standard is for people working in the narrow weaving industry. People
credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of a
weaving loom and weaving faults; operate a loom; and keep loom and work
area clean.
Subfield
Textiles Manufacture
Domain
Weaving
Status
Registered
Status date
25 November 1996
Date version published
21 May 2010
Planned review date
31 December 2013
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Competenz
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0030
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
Competence will be demonstrated on the type of loom installed in the workplace.
2
Plant safety practices comply with Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 and its
amendments, and workplace procedures.
3
Workplace productivity and quality requirements will be met.
4
CAM is Computer Aided Manufacturing.
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Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Demonstrate knowledge of a weaving loom and weaving faults.
Performance criteria
1.1
Sections of a loom are identified and described in terms of their function and
operation.
Range
1.2
warp, heald shafts, reed, break detectors, rate of weft feed,
selvedge formation mechanism – right edge or knit edge, take up
roller, binder feed.
Faults caused during weaving are identified, their cause stated, and the
corrective action described.
Range
pattern, colour, draft, lifts, reed, double picks, broken picks,
missing picks, floating weft, floating warp, snarls, loops, cut weft,
cut warp, selvedge, thick yarn, thin yarn, oil or grease, tight warp,
reed marks, slack warp ends, slack weft, slubs, over twisted yarn,
undertwisted yarn, streaky dyeing, wrong reverse, heald shaft
down.
Element 2
Operate a loom.
Performance criteria
2.1
Loom parts and operating conditions that are safety risks are identified and the
procedures for minimising or eliminating the risks are described.
2.2
Loom is operated in accordance with machine requirement and plant operating
procedures.
Range
2.3
Weaving faults and machine malfunctions which occur during processing are
identified and action is taken according to workplace practice.
Range
2.4
controls identified, warp breaks mended, weft breaks mended,
pieces woven to length and width.
pattern, colour, draft, lifts, reed, double picks, broken picks,
missing picks, floating weft, floating warp, snarls, loops, cut weft,
cut warp, selvedge, thick yarn, thin yarn, oil or grease, tight warp,
reed marks, slack warp ends, slack weft, slubs, over twisted yarn,
undertwisted yarn, streaky dyeing, wrong reverse, heald shaft
down.
Instrumentation, control devices, and CAM systems are operated according to
workplace practice.
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2.5
Records are kept according to plant procedure.
Element 3
Keep loom and work area clean.
Performance criteria
3.1
Weaving area is kept clean according to operating procedures.
3.2
Loom is kept clear of oil and other contaminants so that the fabric and yarns are
not marked.
3.3
Loom is cleaned at the end of a batch according to plant requirement and in
accordance with plant safety procedures.
Please note
Providers must be 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 accredited by NZQA 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 Competenz info@competenz.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the
content of this unit standard.
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