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Demonstrate knowledge of woven fabrics

Level

Credits

10

Purpose

This unit standard is for people working in a textile manufacturing workplace.

People credited with this unit standard are able to: explain fabric structure
and weaving terms; describe warp and weft characteristics and preparation;
explain the weaving process; and identify and describe basic weaves.

Subfield

Textiles Manufacture

Domain

Weaving

Status

Registered

Status date

3 April 1995

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
This unit standard recognises knowledge of woven fabrics, it builds on the knowledge
covered by Unit 19841, Demonstrate elementary knowledge of the operations, processes
and products of textile manufacturing.

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Elements and performance criteria

Element 1
Demonstrate knowledge of fabric structure and weaving terms.
Range

warp, weft, sett, weave.

Performance criteria
1.1

Woven fabric structure is described and compared with other fabric construction
methods.
Range

1.2

woven, weft knitted, warp knitted, non-woven.

Weaving terms are defined according to industry definitions.

Range

weft, warp, sett, balance, interlacing, weave.

Element 2
Describe the characteristics and preparation of yarns used in the warp.
Performance criteria
2.1

Warp yarn properties are described in terms of their effect on woven fabric
structure and performance.
Range

2.2

Warp preparation methods are described and compared in terms of their

advantages and disadvantages.
Range

2.3

yarn count, twist, fibre content, strength, abrasion resistance,

evenness.

direct, sectional.

Sectional warp preparation and beaming procedures are described.

Range

creeling, pull through, take lease, run warp, set beam width, run
beam, direct warp.

2.4

Warp break detectors are described in terms of their function and operation.

2.5

Chemicals applied to yarn during warp preparation are identified in terms of

their type and use.
Range

type size, antistat, wax;

use yarn abrasion, weaveability.

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2.6

Drawing-in is described in terms of procedure used and loom components

involved.
Range

headle wire, headle shaft, reed.

Element 3
Explain weft insertion and describe the characteristics and preparation of yarns used in the
weft.
Performance criteria
3.1

Weft yarn properties are described in terms of their effect on woven fabric
structure and performance.
Range

3.2

Methods of weft insertion are described and compared in terms of the benefits
and disadvantages of each method.
Range

3.3

yarn count, twist, fibre content, strength, abrasion resistance,

evenness, shrinkage.

shuttle, projectile, rapier, water, air, rotary or ripple, binder.

Selvedge formation is described in terms of the methods used.

Range

shuttle, tuck-in list, leno list, thermoseal, binder.

Element 4
Demonstrate knowledge of the weaving process.
Performance criteria
4.1

Parts of a simple loom are identified and described in terms of their function.
Range

4.2

warp beam, headle shafts, headle wires, weft insertion

mechanism, weft, reed, fell, shed, cloth beam, binder weft.

Weaving cycle is described in terms of the steps in the cycle.

Range

let-off, shedding, weft insertion, beating-up, take-up.

Element 5
Identify and describe the structure of different woven fabric types.
Range

plain, twill, satin.

Performance criteria
5.1

Fabrics are identified by type and weave.

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5.2

Weaves are described in terms of interlacing and point paper notation.

5.3

Fabrics are described in terms of appearance, fabric properties and end-use.

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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