Garment defects can be separated into 3 categories: ➢ Fabric defects. These are defects that are found in the fabric, mostly these are not caused by the sewing lines. ➢ Workmanship and handling defects. These are defects that are directly caused by production section, this would include both the cutting and sewing section. ➢ Trims, accessories and embellishment defects. These defects include things like labels, color of sewing thread, screen print and embroidery designs and placements. Defects must also be classified into ➢ Critical Critical defects are defects that are not allowed to be shipped and are the most serious of defects (0%). ➢ Major Major defects are serious defects that are not allowed over a certain percentage (3%) depending on buyers requirements. ➢ Minor Minor defects are defects that are not allowed over a certain percentage depending on buyers requirements. (5%).
Trang 1➢ Workmanship and handling defects.
These are defects that are directly caused by production section, this would include both the cutting and sewing section
➢ Trims, accessories and embellishment defects
These defects include things like labels, color of sewing thread, screen print and
embroidery designs and placements
Defects must also be classified into
Trims, accessories and embellishment defects
These defects involve color and placement issues, as with workmanship defects, approved samples must always be referenced to for the correct placement and color
Trang 2Holes can come from fabric or it could be caused by the production side, either by improper trimming
or broken needle puncturing the fabric
Category:
External holes are marked as critical, where as internal and non visible holes have to marked at as major
Tolerance level:
External holes are not tolerated and should be at 0%
Internal and non visible holes should never be more than at 3%
Trang 3Misprints or off registration.
Category:
Misprints are marked as critical in visible areas, in non visible areas it is marked as major
Tolerance level:
Visible misprints are not tolerated and should be at 0%
Internal and non visible misprints should never be more than at 3%
Trang 4Serious shading are marked as critical in visible areas, less serious it is marked as major
Tolerance level:
Serious shading is not tolerated and should be at 0%
Less serious should never be more than at 3%
Trang 6Grease/ Oil / dirty stains.
How to fix:
Oil and dirt stains can be sprayed with stain remover and then brushed All the residue powder must
be brushed off to be considered as acceptable garments Harder stains can be hand washed
How to solve:
Machine that is the culprit for the resulting oil stains must be found and adjusted Ensure that the machine is no longer leaking oil When changing color from a darker color to a lighter color, ensure that machines are properly cleaned before proceeding Also make sure that handlers’ hands are properly cleaned when dealing with light colors
Trang 7Misprints are marked as critical in visible areas, in non visible areas it is marked as major
Tolerance level:
Visible misprints are not tolerated and should be at 0%
Internal and non visible misprints should never be more than at 3%
Trang 8Fabric lines due to knitting.
Trang 10Open or broken seams.
Trang 12Part of garment caught in seams.
Trang 14Skipped or dropped stitches.
Trang 15at the particular station
Trang 16Operation missing or incomplete.
of before and after cut pieces If the garment was not sewn intentionally, the operator will face
disciplinary action with management
Trang 18Garments should be returned back to sewing line for open and fixing However smaller defects might
be sent to ironing to see if its possible to iron the neck to the correct shape
How to solve:
When these defects starts to appear at close to 2% or 5 pieces, the production must be informed and the operator must must re-trained in the proper usage of the machine In the case where the cut piece and not the operator is at fault, assortment and proper cut piece inspection must be followed
Trang 19replacement sewing thread is to be used, they are used to sew complete garments.
Trang 20Seams not aligned at crossing of seams.
Trang 22to be halved by the fold.