Garment inspection and quality control

• 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 needl

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