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Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare to construct Roman-style blinds
- Identify work health and safety (WHS) and personal protection requirements of blind construction process
- Identify, select and prepare required hardware, components, tools, and equipment based on work order, and check their safe and effective operation
- Identify required fabric and correct side, naps, direction of pattern and pattern matches, and check for flaws
- Select and thread suitable needle types for selected fabric
- Sew Roman-style blinds
- Measure and mark out of fold and stitching lines for batten placement according to work order, workplace procedures, and quality requirements
- Hold fabric together, and support where required, according to workplace-approved methods
- Complete pre-batten machine sewing operations according to work order and workplace procedures
- Measure and check finished length and width of panels against work order, and adjust where required to meet quality requirements
- Insert batten pockets and fix according to workplace procedures
- Complete post-batten hems and corners, and trim threads
- Finalise construction of Roman-style blinds
- Press work for next work stage and attach rings according to workplace procedures
- Protect finished work and dispatch to next process according to workplace procedures
- Clean work area and surfaces, and dispose of waste safely and sustainably according to workplace procedures
- Check and store tools and equipment, and tag and report faulty items according to workplace procedures
- Legibly complete and process required workplace documentation according to workplace procedures
Performance Evidence
There must be evidence the candidate has completed the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria, and foundation skills of this unit, which must include the ability to:
safely and correctly measure and construct at least two different types of Roman-style blinds to required size and accuracy that match work order requirements.One of the above blinds must be for a bay window, box bay window or corner window.Each blind must be a different size and use a different fabric type, design, nap and pattern direction.One blind must use standard lining and interlining and one blind must use block-out fabric. One blind must use aluminium back battens and one blind must use timber battens.In the course of constructing each of the above blinds, the person must:interpret work order, and locate required specifications, tools and equipmentidentify fabrics to be used and any special sewing requirementsapply safe lifting and handling requirementsfollow work instructions, safe operating procedures and inspection processes to: minimise risk of injury to self and othersprevent damage to materials, tools, equipment and productsmaintain required production output and product qualityuse power tools safelyuse personal protective equipment (PPE)use and dispose of waste sustainablyidentify and resolve routine problems and faults encounteredavoid backtracking, work flow interruptions and wastagework with others, recognising dependencies and using cooperative approaches to optimise work flow and productivity.
Knowledge Evidence
There must be evidence the candidate has knowledge of:
features of work order and supplier instructions relating to the blind construction specified in the performance evidence, and how to identify and interpret key informationemerging trends in constructing Roman-style blinds, including new materials and their associated energy ratings and fire retardant attributeswork order requirements, and industry-accepted quality indicators and requirements, relating to blind-construction described in performance evidence:safety considerations and potential dangers, including risks to health from repetitive actions and prevention strategiesidentifying work process problems and resolving within scope of own roleblind construction requirements relating to:headboard and track requirementscutting patterns and sequencesmeasuring and marking out fold or stitching lineslining and interliningmounting stylenumber and widths of panelsrequired fastenersseam allowances and typeswidths and numbers of finished blindswork health and safety (WHS) regulations, standards, procedures, and practices specific to blind-construction described in performance evidence:ergonomic criteriacontrolling hazards and riskseliminating hazardous materials and substancesusing firefighting equipment and first aid equipmentusing personal protective equipment:hearing protectionprotective clothing and head wearrespiratory protectionsafety footwearsafety glasses and gogglesworkplace procedures relating to:communication channels and protocolsmanual handling, including lifting and carryingidentifying required fabric, equipment and processescutting and laying out work to be sewn:laying out lining and interlining materials and folding ready for sewingmatching and securing lining material patternsmethods for checking pattern matching and maintaining finished lengthkeeping pattern matches uniform within drops and across matching sets of blindsmachine sewing operations that match quality and work requirementsinspecting fabric and finished blindresponding to emergencies and evacuationstagging and reporting faulty tools and equipmentdisposing of waste safely and in an environmentally sustainable mannerrecycling and re-use guidelinesusing, cleaning, and storing tools and equipmentrecording and reporting blind construction informationtechniques for measuring, cutting, setting up and constructing blinds that:comply with supplier instructions and manufacturer specificationsconform to quality requirements relating to:even and appropriate seam stitch type, length and visibilitylining and interlining attachment to back of blindrequired weights, stitch type and sewing method for hemsinserting and fixing batten pocketsend finishingfinal length of finished blindmaximise the appearance of the finished work:pattern matchesflat and straight seam linesclean cornerssecured beginning and end of threadsprovide for economical use of labour and materialstypes of common fabric faults and problems that occur during blind construction, and how to avoid and respondtypes, characteristics, terminology, uses, design features and limitations of the following items required to construct the Roman-style blinds in performance evidence:materials to be machined:fastenersheadboard and trackinterlining and curtain fabricsliningthreadspower tools:sewing machinesdrillspressing equipmentsawsstaplershardware:needle types suited to fabric used in the performance evidencealuminium and timber battensdocumentation requirements for blind construction described in performance evidence.