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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Determine job requirements
   • Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs)
   • Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times
   • Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs
   • Identify job requirements from specifications, drawings, job sheets or work instructions
2. Prepare to undertake specific millinery construction techniques
   • Use advanced wire shaping techniques and manipulate wire to create foundations for closed headwear, tiaras and abstract or complex shapes
   • Join, cover and shape wire to meet complex design requirements and produce headwear, as required
   • Shape and assemble uncommon materials to make headwear, trims and components according to design requirements
   • Source alternative materials and prepare, as required
3. Assemble blocked headwear components
   • Use multiple blocks in single headwear designs, as required
   • Build upon blocks to create specified shape and adapt blocks to create desired effect
   • Block and shape headwear by hand to create desired effect
   • Assemble converse and concave shaped components and headwear pieces
   • Use advanced fabric covering techniques in headwear and suitable equipment to assemble components
4. Check and finalise headwear
   • Fit headwear, identify modifications and modify headwear using required techniques
   • Inspect headwear components for quality and conformance to specifications and client satisfaction
   • Identify faults and take appropriate action to ensure quality standards are met
   • Implement recording and reporting practices according to workplace procedures

Range Statement

This field allows for different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included.
Workplace procedures include one or more of the following:	requirements prescribed by legislation, awards, agreements and conditions of employment SOPs work instructions PPE oral, written and visual communication quality practices, including responsibility for maintenance of own work quality and contribution to quality improvement of team or section output housekeeping tasks related to environmental protection, waste disposal, pollution control and recycling WHS practices
Materials and components include one or more of the following:	traditional and non-traditional materials used in millinery construction contemporary materials foundation and support materials adhesives wire fishing line plastic tubing sizing canvas sinamay felt pieces straw pieces braids ribbons lace buttons beads flowers feathers net fashion fabrics
Composition of materials and components includes one or more of the following:	natural synthetic man-made animal vegetable mineral chemical
Specific millinery construction processes include one or more of the following:	attaching wire to complex shapes using advanced wire-shaping techniques using multiple blocks brim edge-finishing applying linings applying head ribbons joining leather, felt and canvas attaching trims attaching labels adhesion techniques where hand sewing cannot be used effectively
Block machines and equipment include one or more of the following:	block steamer pins cord hot block iron hat stretcher cutting tools
Complex shapes include one or more of the following:	a combination of unusual and contrasting shapes intricate and complex silhouette 3-D shapes 2-D shapes harmonious shapes contrasting shapes concave shapes convex shapes curvilinear shapes combinations of shapes

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Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria, and include:

reading and following work instructions, standard operating procedures (SOPs), safe work practices

identifying the characteristics and potential use of a wide range of common and uncommon materials

using wire to create foundations for at least five (5) different complex designs

shaping and assembling at least five(5) uncommon materials to construct headwear, trims and components according to design requirements

using converse and concave shaped components and advanced fabric covering techniques in headwear to meet requirements of at least three (3) complex millinery designs

using a combination of blockings in a single millinery design

adjusting and manipulating blocks to achieve abstract designs

identifying faults or non-conforming materials or components

modifying and adjusting components to meet specifications

applying workplace procedures

maintaining accurate records.

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence must be provided that demonstrates knowledge of:

safe work practices and procedures and use of personal protective equipment (PPE)

millinery policies, standards and guidelines, industry codes of practice, legislative and regulatory requirements

a range of textiles and materials, including their composition and the stretch quality of fabrics

standard and non-standard millinery shapes and designs

standard and less common materials and components suitable for the specific construction techniques, such as:

traditional and non-traditional materials used in millinery construction

contemporary materials

foundation and support materials

adhesives

wire

fishing line

plastic tubing

sizing

canvas

sinamay

felt pieces

straw pieces

braids

ribbons

lace

buttons

beads

flowers

feathers

net

fashion fabrics

millinery production tools and equipment

millinery application procedures:

attaching wire

brim edge-finishing

applying linings

applying head ribbons

joining leather, felt and canvas

attaching trims

attaching labels

adhesion techniques where hand sewing cannot be used effectively

millinery hand sewing techniques:

buttonhole stitch

backstitch

tacking

straight hemming

slip stitch

stab stitch

darning

diagonal basting

lacing stitch

glove-stitch

catch stitch

sewing, gluing, bonding or wiring techniques

millinery accessories

quality inspection procedures

style options, fashion trends and total look concepts

safety aspects relating to equipment operation

millinery manufacture and construction techniques

complex blocking techniques

complex wire manipulation techniques

historical development of various fashion styles

workplace procedures

recording and reporting practices.

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