MSTAT5017 — Perform contour draping
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What an assessment for MSTAT5017 must cover
16 assessable components: 3 elements (10 performance criteria), 1 performance evidence and 3 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 2 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.
Elements & performance criteria
1 Prepare to perform contour draping
- 1.1Select and prepare draping tools and equipment based on design specifications
- 1.2Plot design lines from working drawings onto body form, using narrow tape
- 1.3Check and confirm measurements against specifications
- 1.4Prepare fabric for draping according to fabric characteristics and garment design
2 Plan drape
- 2.1Identify requirements for adding ease and manipulating dart excess
- 2.2Plan seam positioning and develop drape plan based on design requirements
- 2.3Prepare cover designs if a fitted foundation to support volume draping or layering is required
3 Perform drape
- 3.1Pin fabric on body form and perform draping operations to meet design requirements
- 3.2Remove drape from model
- 3.3Finalise drape and direct to next production process
Performance evidence
- perform contour draping for styled garments on at least two occasions.
Knowledge evidence
- principles and concepts of contour draping, including: cost efficiency, types of pattern markings, required details for pattern pieces, types of garment fabrics suitable for draping, including weight and handling characteristics
- draping processes, including: preparing fabric: estimating dimensions of fabric pieces required for each section/piece to be draped, identifying warp, weft and bias of fabric; drape planning, including adding fullness, cowls, twists and knots; completing the drape, including: relating body reference points, moulding and manipulating fabric to fit model form according to working drawing, fit and design lines, adding ease to allow for movement, incorporating fullness or volume, smoothing or manipulating fabric over contours of model form, forming and pinning darts and seams to create pattern or construct garment, preparing drape for truing and performing truing
- basic aspects of body science as they relate to draping.
Foundation skills
- Reading skills: to interpret garment design specifications
- Numeracy skills: to work concepts of measurement and proportion.
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Questions about assessing MSTAT5017
What does an assessment tool for MSTAT5017 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for MSTAT5017 needs to address all 16 unit components: 3 elements with 10 performance criteria, 1 performance evidence requirements, 3 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.
How does Auditori generate an assessment tool for MSTAT5017?
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