Garment
Inspection
and
Quality Control
NAME: SYED ASIM NAJAM
CLASS: BS-T VII
SUBJECT: APPERAL MANUFACTURING
During production the following inspections are taken:
Line inspection:
• All seams for cracking, missed stitches, tension of machines
right, needle damage
• Placket for breaking out at bottom corner.
• Seams need to be stretched with force to control needle
holes.
• Shoulder tape is not twisted and extra fabric stitched in
the shoulder part.
• Twin needle hemming to ensure no raw edges are visible
• Sew in labels are positioned at the centre of the shirt
• Collars are market to the correct measurement.
Table Inspection:
• Check if a collar is attached evenly
• Turn the garment and remove the lot stickers
• Check the seams at needle damage to stretch the seams.
Pressing:
• Press garments flat, never folded with the sleeves under it
as this leaves sleeve impression marks at the garment.
• Do not iron (press) a placket, only steam this !
• Do not place iron direct onto the collar, only use lightly
steam.
• Garment must no be over-pressed and glazing-shining
effects must not be evident.
Pressing equipments:
1. Steam/spray iron
2. Hand steamer
3. Tailor’s ham
4. Pressing mitt
5. Press cloth
6. Seam roll e.t.c
Packing -final examination:
• Packing instruction must be follow
• Garment should be packed in a approval bags, with the front
of the garment face up.
• All labels, barcode's, special stickers should be checked
regarding this order, style
color and size.
• Cartons must be cleared.
• Remarks at each carton must be numbered by the lot
number and placed at the packing list of this order by
article number, color, size and quantity.
Sewing Operation Standards:
Seams:
• All Seams must be neatly and securely fastened off, with no
loose or long ends.
• The seams must not have any needle damage.
• The following requirements are general standards:
Stitches per cm.
1. Standard knitted garments 10-12 stitches per 2.5 cm
2. Standard woven garments 12-14 stitches per 2.5 cm
Needles:
• Machine needles are selected according to the weight and
other garment characteristics, as well as the thread type
being used.
• A sharp pointed needle is used for most sewing.
• A ball-pint is used for knits because its rounded point tends
to slide down between the yarns rather than pierce them.
Threads:
• As a general guideline, natural fiber threads must be used
for natural fiber fabrics and synthetic fiber threads for
synthetic fabrics.
• Thread should match the weight of the fabric and the size
of the needle.
• For perfect tension, the thread must be of the same size
and type in the bobbin and in the needle
Button and button hole:
• Buttons must be attached using lockstitch button sewing
machines. A minimum 14 stitches is required.
• Button attachment must be checked.
• Button hole size for woven fabrics 2 mm larger than the
diameter of the button. Button hole's in knitted fabrics
same size as button diameter.
• The hole's must be checked at clean cut and no loose ends,
others knife blades must be sharp or replaced.
• New type or dyed buttons must be checked at colorfastness
during washing.
Zippers:
• All used zippers must be purchased from approved
suppliers or require a official test report.
• Number, length, brand, type of zipper must be approved
during sampling
• Pullers of zippers must be approved by customer and in line
with the product, pullers must be checked for color
fastness and breaking during use.
• Zip slider must move without obstruction.
• Zipper may not have loose ends. the slider must not be
removed or move easily.
Labels:
All labels and design must be checked at colors and drawing.
• Care instruction at labels must be checked according
project and fabric.
• Stitched seam space must be enough to view complete logo
or slogan after placement in the garment.
Tagging and labeling equipments
1. Tagging Gun:
2. Labeling Gun:
3. Labeling Press:
Tolerance of measuring inspection:
Garment / Fabric defects:
• Defects are categorized as major or minor depending on the
severity.
• To determine whether a defect is major or minor, the
following factors will be considered:
• Whether the defect will render the item unsaleable.
• The location of the defect on the item.
DEFECT ZONES:
The following diagrams showing major and minor apparel
defect zones A,B and C
• A defect in “A” zone is considered more serious than a
defect in “B” zone
• A defect in “B” zone is considered more serious than a
defect in “C” zone and will be categorized accordingly
Defect Definition and Classification:
MAJOR FAULT:
• This is a defect which is sufficient to cause the garment to
be considered as second’s quality
• A defect which is obvious
• Affects the saleability or serviceability which worsens with
wear and time
• Varies significantly from the approval garment
specification
MINOR FAULT
This is a defect which would not normally be identified by the
customer, but is, however less than the agreed quality standard.
A defect which:
• Does not affect the performance of the garments in normal
conditions
• Is not noticeable to the customer on purchasing
Defect List
Seams and Stitching Major Minor
• Open seam M
• Needle holes m
• Needle damage M
• Improper stitch tension that
affects appearance. M
Pressing:
• Burned or scorched M
• Over pressed to leave seam impression. M
• Excessive wrinkles that require pressing m
• Serious shine caused by improper pressing M
Pockets
• Not in specified location M
• Shaped poorly M
• Not of specified size and shape M
• Edge stitching not uniform m
Collars and Cuffs
• Collar points not uniform and balanced M
BUTTONS AND BUTTON HOLES
• Buttons missing or damaged M
• Buttons not sewn securely M
• Buttons not in specified, type or color M
• Button holes uncut M
