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Title / Perform seaming and finishing operations in canvas fabrication
Level / 3 / Credits / 12
Purpose / This unit standard is for people who work in the canvas fabrication and allied industries. People credited with this unit standard are able to: seam the work for canvas fabrication; perform finishing on the work for canvas fabrication; demonstrate knowledge of fasteners and fittings for canvas fabrication; and select and fit fasteners and fittings for canvas fabrication.
Classification / Outdoor Fabric Products > Canvas Fabrication
Available grade / Achieved
Explanatory notes
The following legislation (and subsequent amendments) is applicable to this unit standard and must be followed where applicable:
–Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Seam the work for canvas fabrication.
Evidence requirements
1.1Seam type is selected to client specification and company policy.
Rangeplain single seam, top sewn seam, double top sewn seam, run and fell seam, folded overlap seam.
1.2Sewing machine is selected and prepared to produce specified seam according to machine manufacturer’s specifications and company policy.
1.3Reinforcements are attached according to client specification and company policy.
1.4Work is positioned and joined to line at workplace required speed, using stitch length for the material being sewn and the strength of seam required.
1.5Safe working practices are carried out throughout the task.
Rangepersonal safety; safety of other people; workshop safety; tool, equipment, and machine safety.
Outcome 2
Perform finishing on the work for canvas fabrication.
Evidence requirements
2.1Hemming is carried out to client specification and company policy.
Rangesingle hem on selvedge edge, double turned hem.
2.2Bias binding is sewn according to company policy.
2.3Ropes are attached as specified by client and according to company policy.
2.4Safe working practices are carried out throughout the task.
Rangepersonal safety; safety of other people; workshop safety; tool, equipment, and machine safety.
Outcome 3
Demonstrate knowledge of fasteners and fittings for canvas fabrication.
Evidence requirements
3.1Type and size identify fasteners and fittings are identified according to manufacturer’s specifications.
Rangeeyelets, domes, turnbuckles, rivets, studs, hooks, shock cord fastenings, rope end and splice clips, hook and loop, stayput, lift the dot, buckles, zippers, sister clips, overcentre buckles, cam buckles, rave hooks, grommets, rings, press rings.
3.2Applications for the fasteners and fittings are described according to manufacturer’s specifications.
3.3Methods for attaching the fasteners and fittings are described according to manufacturer’s specifications.
Outcome 4
Select and fit fasteners and fittings for canvas fabrication.
Evidence requirements
4.1Fasteners and fittings are selected to job specification requirement.
4.2Fasteners and fittings are attached to the product at the workplace required speed in positions dictated by the job specification requirements, using correct machines and tools.
4.3Attachment of fasteners and fittings conform to workplace procedures.
4.4Safe working practices are carried out throughout the task.
Rangepersonal safety; safety of other people; workshop safety; tool, equipment, and machine safety.
Replacement information / This unit standard has been replaced by unit standard 23481, unit standard 23482, unit standard 23483, and unit standard 23484.This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by the last date for assessment set out below.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process / Version / Date / Last Date for AssessmentRegistration / 1 / 3 August 1995 / 31 December 2016
Revision / 2 / 16 September 1997 / 31 December 2016
Revision / 3 / 4 November 1997 / 31 December 2016
Revision / 4 / 28 May 1998 / 31 December 2016
Review / 5 / 17 August 1999 / 31 December 2016
Review / 6 / 26 March 2007 / 31 December 2016
Rollover / 7 / 19 November 2010 / 31 December 2016
Rollover / 8 / 20 November 2015 / 31 December 2020
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference / 0014
This CMR can be accessed at
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (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 granted consent to assess against standards by NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Consent requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this standard are outlined in the Conesnt and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The CMR 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.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated)SSB Code 101542 / New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2018