the garment thoroughly. Inspector tries to pull out all defective pieces from the garment lot.
Presence of any major defect in shipment pieces may risky in terms of shipment failure. So
checker must have ability to segregate defective pieces from the whole lot of garment. A
thorough knowledge of various types of defects related to fabric, stitches, and accessories and
after processes is must needed. In the following table an extensive list of defects found in trouser
components has been given for quick reference. Checker may found more defects out of the list.
Component and
materials
Materials/fabric
Cleanliness
Pressing
Possible Defects
1. Fabric holes
2. Slubs
3. Shading variation
4. Misprints, out-of-register prints, undesired color
spots
5. Cut, visible notch mark tears or visible surface
repairs
6. Bow or skew exceeding 1.5 percent
7. Double picks
8. Pilling
1. Soil, Spots, stains or Dust
2. Attached thread clusters
1. Burn or scorch marks
2. Glaring shine marks
3. Press marks from camps
4. Absence of pressing when specified
5. Products packaged moist after steam pressing
6. Improper pressing
7. Seams not lined up when specified for center leg
crease
8. Loops twisted after pressing
9. Uneven creases after press
1. Twisted, roped, or puckered seams
2. Open or broken stitches
3. Raw edges where covered edges are specified
4. Seams not back stitched or bar tacked when
specified
5. Irregular or uneven top stitching
6. Seam grin-through, seam slippage
7. Pinching or any part of product caught in seam or
stitches
8. Any exposed drill holes
9. Length of legs off by more than 3/8 inch
10. Stitch count not conforming to specifications
Button holes
Button/Button Sewing
Waistband
Belt Loops
Hems
Pockets
Zippers
Gripper
Fly area
Labels