Worsted top-making
Issued by
The Woolmark Company
Earners of the Worsted top-making badge have an advanced understanding of the worsted top-making process, its aims, the processes and equipment involved, and the factors affecting the final top characteristics and quality.
- Type Validation
- Level Advanced
- Time Hours
Skills
Earning Criteria
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Complete the Worsted top-making course on the Woolmark Learning Centre.
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Describe in detail the key fibre properties important in top-making.
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Describe the role of the top-maker.
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Describe the operations that make up early stage processing and top-making.
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Outline, in general terms, the aims, processes and equipment used in each stage of top-making.
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Outline the reasons for the processing conditions and sequence of operations used in top-making.
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Describe the quality attributes of the output material (top) and the role of quality assurance in the top-making process.
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Outline some of the chemical treatments conducted on top.