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Produce a warp
Level / 3Credits / 6
PurposeThis unit standard is for people working in the weaving industry. People credited with this unit standard are able to: explain the function and operation of warp preparation equipment; break warps into sections; prepare a creel; build a warp; run warp on to a beam; and carry out batch end procedures.
Subfield / Textiles ManufactureDomain / 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
Special notes
1Competence will be demonstrated on the type of machines installed in the workplace.
2Plant safety practices comply with Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 and workplace procedures.
3Workplace productivity and quality requirements will be met.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Demonstrate knowledge of warp preparation.
Performance criteria
1.1Yarn types used in the workplace are identified and distinguished between.
1.2Components of the warp and the beaming machine are identified and described in terms of their function and operation.
1.3Warping and beaming machine controls are identified and their use demonstrated in an unsupervised workplace test.
1.4Warping and beaming variables are calculated according to work instructions.
Rangewarping sequence, number of ends per section, width of section, traverse gearbox setting, sley ends per cm, number of revolutions per section, warp length.
1.5Warp faults caused in warping and beaming are identified and described in terms of their effects in subsequent processing and product quality.
Element 2
Prepare for warping.
Performance criteria
2.1Yarn is threaded to the machine according to workplace practice.
Rangeyarn identified, work instructions checked, yarn sequence according to work instruction, knots according to work instruction, break detectors threaded, snags avoided.
2.2Yarns which break during pull through are re-threaded and rejoined to the corresponding end.
2.3Creel set up is according to work instructions.
2.4Machine settings match calculations derived from work instruction.
2.5Machine is sleyed according to the machine requirements and the work instructions.
Element 3
Run and monitor a warp section.
Performance criteria
3.1Lease is taken according to the machine thread-up instructions.
3.2Yarn is positioned on swift at the position required to build the warp.
3.3Machine and machine indicators are monitored during operation and corrective action taken according to workplace practice.
3.4Marked sections on warp are according to workplace practice.
3.5Broken ends are re-threaded and joined according to specified yarn sequence.
Element 4
Transfer yarn from warp mill to beam.
Performance criteria
4.1Warp is centred on beam according to work instruction.
4.2Beam width is set to accommodate the warp according to work instructions and plant procedure.
4.3Beam is packed at even density.
Rangeyarn running tension adjusted.
4.4Chemicals are applied to the warp according to work instructions and workplace procedures.
Element 5
Carry out end-of-job procedures.
Performance criteria
5.1Yarn is removed from creel according to the workplace procedure.
5.2Records are maintained according to plant requirements.
5.3Work area and machines are cleaned and minor maintenance performed according to plant requirements.
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
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