APPAREL STANDARDS

SPECIFICATION AND QUALITY

CONTROL
DEFECT ANALYSIS OF 4 GARMENTS

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

SHIRT
DEFEC
T NO.

DEFECT
NAME

LOCATION

CAUSE

REMEDY DEPARTME
NT

1.

IMPROPER
POSITIONING OF SIZE
LABEL

UNDER YOKE

OPERATOR
INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR
TRAINING

SEWING/MARKING

2.

IMPROPER
ATTACHMENT OF SIZE
LABEL

UNDER YOKE

OPERATOR
INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR
TRAINING

SEWING

3.

IMPROPER
POSITIONING OF
BRAND LABEL

UNDER YOKE

OPERATOR
INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR
TRAINING

SEWING/MARKING

PICTURE

4.

DAMAGED
BUTTONHOLE

COLLAR, CUFF

BLUNT KNIFE OR
IMPROPER
STITCH DENSITY

REPLACE
KNIFE/USE
PROPER
STITCH
DENSITY

SEWING

5.

IMPROPER STITCH IN
THE DITCH

COLLAR, CUFF,
YOKE

OPERATOR
INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR
TRAINING

SEWING

6.

IMPROPER TOP STITCH

OPERATOR
INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR
TRAINING

SEWING

7.

UNTRIMMED THREAD

COLLAR &
COLLAR BAND
ATTACH,
ARMHOLE,
HEMLINE, CUFF
PLACKET,
BUTTONHOLE
PLACKET,
SLEEVE, CUFF
HEM
BRAND LABEL,
SIDE SEAM,
BUTTONHOLE
PLACKET, UNDER
POCKET, CUFF
BUTTON

IMPROPER
INSPECTION

PROPER
INSPECTION

FINISHING

8.

STAINS

COLLAR, LEFT
FORNT
POCKET,WASHCA
RE LABEL, YOKE

MISHANDLING

PROPER
HANDLING

FINISHING

9.

BUBBLING

COLLAR, CUFF
PLACKET

IMPROPER
FUSING

FUSING

10.

PILLING

COLLAR

IMPROPER
HANDLING/
FABRIC WITH
PILLS

PROPER
FUSING
CONDITIONS
HEAT,
TEMPERATUR
E&
PRESSURE
PROPER
HANDLING/
CHECKING
FABRIC TO BE
USED

11.

MISSING BUTTON

COLLAR, RIGHT
CUFF, BOTTON
PLACKET

IMPROPER
ATTACHMENT/
MISHANDLING

12.

SEAM PUCKER

SIDE SEAM,
SLEEVE
UNDERARM

OPERATOR
INEFFICIENCY/
WRONG FEED

FINISHING/
INVENTORY

PROPER
SEWING/ FINISHING
ATTACHMENT/
PROPER
HANDLING

OPERATOR
TRAINING/
RIGHT FEED
MECHANISM

SEWING

13.

DIRTY GARMENT

WHOLE
GARMENT

GARMENT NOT
WASHED
PROPERLY

PROPERLY
WASH
GARMENT

FINISHING

14.

SEAM MISMATCH

RIGHT ARMHOLE

OPERATOR
INEFFICIENCY/
WRONG FEEDING

OPERATOR
TARINING/
RIGHT FEED
MECHANISM

SEWING

15.

IMPROPER BUTTON
ATTACHMENT

BUTTON
PLACKET, CUFF
PLACKET

POSITON NOT
MARKED
PROPERLY

MARK
POSITION
PROPERLY

MARKING

16.

WRONG POSITION OF
FUSING

BUTTONHOLE
PPLACKET

IMPROPER
INTERLININ
ALIGNMENT

PROPER
LINING
ALIGNMENT

SEWING

17.

UNEVEN STITCH
DENSITY

BUTTON
PLACKET

OPERATOR
INEFFICIENCY
UNEVEN THREAD
TENSION

OPERATOR
TRAINING
PROPER
THREAD
TENSION

SEWING

18.

STAGGERED STITCH

COLLAR &
COLLAR BAND
ATTACHMENT,
DIAMOND
PLACKET, YOKE
TOPSTITCH

OPERATOR
INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR
TRAINING

SEWING

19.

BACK TACK ABSENT

MANY SEAMS

OPERATOR
INEFFICIENCY

OPREATOR
TRAINNING

SEWING

20.

IMPROPER BACK TACK

MANY PLACE

OPERATOR
INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR
TRAINING

SEWING

21.

ASSYMETRICAL
POCKET SHAPE

POCKET

INCORRECT
PATTERN/
IMPROPER
CUTTING

CORRECT
PATTERN/
PROPER
CUTTING

CUTTING

22.

POCKET PLACEMENT

LEFT FRONT

INCORRECT
MARKING

CORRECT
MARKING

MARKING

23.

PEN MARKS

LEFT FRONT
POCKET,
COLLAR,
WASHCARE
LABEL

IMPROPRER
HANDLNIG

PROPER
HANDLING

CUTTING/
FINISHING

24.

THREAD COLOUR
VARIATION

SIDE SEAM

OPERATOR
INEFFICIENCY

OPERTAOR
TRAINING

SEWING

25.

CREASE

SLEEVE

IMPROPER
IRONING

PROPER
IRONING

FINISHING

26.

UNCUT SELVEDGE

LEFT CUFF
PLACKET

INCORRECT
PATTERN/
IMPROPER
CUTTING

CORRECT
PATTERN/
PROPER
CUTTING

CUTTING

27.

SKIP STITCH

SLEEVE, RIGHT
CUFF

IMPROPER
MACHINE
SETTING

PROPER
MACHINE
SETTING

SEWING

28.

TWISTED SEAM

BOTTOM HEM

OPERATOR
INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR
TRAINING

SEWING

29.

IMPROPER FOLDING

BUTTONHOLE
PLACKET

OPERATOR
INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR
TRAINING

SEWING

30.

WRONG FABRIC INLAY

LEFT SIDE SEAM,

LEFT ARMHOLE

OPERATOR
INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR
TRAINING

SEWING

31.

HIKING

FRONT

INCORRECT
PATTERN/
IMPROPER
CUTTING

CORRECT
PATTERN/
PROPER
CUTTING

PATTERN MAKING/
CUTTING

32.

COLLAR BONE
ATTACHMENT

COLLAR

OPERATOR
INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR
TRAINING

SEWING

33.

UNDESIRED PLEAT
FORMATION

SIDE SEAM

OPERATOR
INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR
TRAINING

SEWING

34.

UNEVEN BUTTON
PLACEMENT

CUFF PLACKET

IMPROPER
POSITIONING/
INCORRECT
MARKING

PROPER
POSITIONING/
CORRECT
MARKING

SEWING/ MARKING

35.

UNEQUAL LENGTH

SLEEVE, SLEEVE
PLACKET

IMPROPER
CUTTING/
FOLDING

PROPER
CUTTING/
FOLDING

CUTTING/ SEWING

36.

IMPROPER SHAPE

CUFF

IMPROPER
CUTTING/
INCORRECT
PATTERN

PROPER
CUTTING/
CORRECT
PATTERN

CUTTING/ PATTERN

37.

FRAYED EDGES IN
STITCH

SIDE SEAM, HEM EDGE FINISHING/

PROPER
FOLDING NOT
DONE

EDGE
FINISHING/
PROPER
FOLDING

SEWING

38.

VISIBLE RAW EDGES

DIAMOND
PLACKET, LEFT
ARMHOLE

IMPROPER
FOLDING/
SEAMING

PROPER
FOLDING/
SEAMING

SEWING

39.

SOILING

WHOLE
GARMENT

IMPROPER
HANDLING

PROPER
HANDLING

ALL

40.

BAD ODOUR

WHOLE
GARMENT

NOT WASHED
PROPERLY

WASH
PROPERLY

FINISHING

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DEFECT.N
O.

DEFECT

LOCATION

CAUSE

REMEDY DEPARTMEN PICTURE

T

1.

OPEN SEAM

HEM

OPERATOR
INEFFICIENCY/
IMPROPER
THREAD
TENSION

OPERATOR
TRAINING/
PROPER
THREAD
TENSION

SEWING

2.

HOLE

FRONT, LEFT
SLEEVE

FABRIC DEFECT/
IMPROPER
HANDLING

CHECK FABRIC/
PROPER
HANDLING

INVENTORY/
FINISHING

3.

SEAM MISMATCH

ARMHOLE

OPERATOR
INEFFICIENCY/
INCORRECT
FEED

OPERATOR
TRAINING/
CORRECT
FEED

SEWING

4.

BROKEN STITCH

SLEEVE

WEAK THREAD/
INAPPROPRIATE
TENSION

GOOD
QUALITY
THREAD/
PROPER
THREAD
TENSION

SEWING

5.

CRACKED PRINT

BACK & FRONT,

NEAR HEMFRONT, RIGHT
SLEEVE

IMPROPER
PRINTING/
IMPROPER
IRONING

PROPER
PRINTING/
PROPER
IRONING

PRINTING/ FINISHING

6.

IMPROPER
POSITIONING OF
SIZE LABEL

BELOW
NECKLINE

OPERATOR
INEFFICIENCY/
IMPROPER
MARKING

OPERATOR
TRAINING/
PROPER
MARKING

SEWING/ MARKING

7.

SHADE VARIATION

WHOLE
GARMENT

IMPROPER
DYEING/
EXCESSIVE
IRONING

PROPER
DYEING/
PROPER
IRONING

DYEING & FINISHNG

8.

HIKING

FRONT & BACK

INCORRECT
PATTERN/
IMPROPER
CUTTING

CORRECT
PATTERN/
PROPER
CUTTING

PATTERN MAKING/
CUTTING

9.

TILTED BRAND
LABEL

B ACK

OPERATOR
INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR
TRAINING

PRINTING

10.

UNEQUAL SLEEVE
LENGTH

RIGHT & LEFT

INCORRECT
PATTERN/
IMPROPER
CUTTING/
OPERATOR
INEFFICIENCY

CORRECT
PATTERN/
PROPER
CUTTING/
OPERATOR
TRAINING

PATTERN MAKING/
CUTTING/ SEWING

11.

TWISTED SEAM

RIGHT SLEEVE,
SIDE SEAM

OPERATOR
INEFFICIENCY/
IMPROPER
FEEDING

OPERATOR
TRAINING/
RIGHT FEED

SEWING

12.

IMPROPER FABRIC
INLAY

HEM

DIFFERNTIAL
FEEDING OF
FABRIC PARTS

USE OF
APPROPRIATE
FEED DOG

SEWING

13.

SKIP STITCH

COLLAR BAND

OPERATOR
INEFFICIENCY/
IMPROPER
THREAD
TENSION

OPERATOR
TRAINING/
PROPER
THREAD
TENSION

SEWING

14.

UNEQUAL PRINT
DENSITY

FRONT, BACK,
RIGHT SLEEVE

UNEQUAL PRINT
PASTE
APPLICATION

PROPER
PRINTING
TECHNIQUE

PRINTING

15.

PENETRATION OF
PRINT PASTE

FRONT

IMPROPER
IRONING

PROPER
IRONING

FINISHING

16.

UNCUT THREAD

ARMHOLE, SIDE
SEAM,
WASHCARE
LABEL

OPERATOR
INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR
TRAINING

FINISHING

17.

FOREIGN THREAD

ARMHOLE,SIDE
SEAM

OPERATOR
INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR
TRAINING

FINISHING

18.

SEAM LINE
MISMATCH

LEFT SIDE SEAM

& HEM

OPERATOR
INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR
TRAINING

SEWING

19.

BAD ODOUR

WHOLE
GARMENT

NOT WASHED
PROPERLY

WASH
PROPERLY

FINISHING

20.

DIRTY GARMENT

WHOLE
GARMENT

NOT WASHED
PROPERLY

WASH
PROPERLY

FINISHING

DENIM
DEFEC
T NO.

DEFECT
NAME

LOCATION

CAUSE

REMED DEPARTMEN
Y
T

1.

BUTTONHOLE
DAMAGED

WAISTBAND

BLUNT KNIFE OR
IMPROPER
STITCH DENSITY

REPLACE
KNIFE/USE
PROPER
STITCH
DENSITY

SEWING

2.

BRAND LABEL
DAMAGED

WAISTBAND

IMPROPER
HANDLING/
IMPROPER
IRONING

PROPER
HANDLING/
PROPER
IRONING

FINISHING

3.

SIZE LABEL DAMAGED

UNDER
WAISTBAND

IMPROPER
HANDLING/
IMPROPER
IRONING

PROPER
HANDLING/
IMPROPER
IRONING

FINISHING

PICTURE

4.

UNCUT THREAD

WAISTBAND,
BELT LOOP,
BRAND LABEL,
POCKET, BACK

OPERATOR
INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR
TRAINING

SEWING

5.

SKIP STITCH

WAISTBAND

IMPROPER
MACHINE
SETTING

PROPER
MACHINE
SETTING

SEWING

6.

BROKEN STITCH

BRAND LABEL UNDER

WAISTBAND

WEAK THREAD/
INAPPROPRIATE
TENSION

GOOD
QUALITY
THREAD/
PROPER
THREAD
TENSION

SEWING

7.

IMPROPER BACKTACK

ZIPPER,
WAISTBAND

OPERATOR
INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR
TRAINING

SEWING

8.

MISSING BARTACK

RIGHT FRONT
POCKET

OPERATOR
INEFFICIENCY

OPREATOR
TRAINING

SEWING

9.

IMPROPER J STITCH

ZIPPER

OPERATOR
INEFFICIENCY

OPREATOR
TRAINING

SEWING

10.

IMPROPER TOPSTICH

WAISTBAND,
BOTH SIDE
SEAM, HEM,
POCKET

OPERATOR
INEFFICIENCY

OPREATOR
TRAINING

SEWING

11.

EXTRA STITCH

BRAND LABEL

OPERATOR
INEFFICIENCY

OPREATOR
TRAINING

SEWING

12.

MISSING RIVET

RIGHT FRONT
POCKET

IMPROPER
HANDLING

PROPER
HANDLING

FINISHING

13.

SEAM MISMATCH

CROTCH

OPERATOR
INEFFICIENCY

OPREATOR
TRAINING

SEWING

14.

STAGGERING STITCH

CENTRE BACK

OPERATOR
INEFFICIENCY

OPREATOR
TRAINING

SEWING

15.

YARN UNRAVELLING

BACK LEFT
POCKET

IMPROPER
HANDLING

PROPER
HANDLING

FINISHING

16.

UNEQUAL LENGTH

BELT LOOP

IMPROPER
CUTTING/
FOLDING

PROPER
CUTTING/
FOLDING

PATTERN MAKING/
CUTTING

17.

FAULTY GRAIN

POCKET PIPING

IMPROPER
CUTTING/
FOLDING

PROPER
CUTTING/
FOLDING

MARKER MAKING/
SPREADING/
CUTTING

18.

UNEQUAL WIDTH

BACK POCKET
PIPING

IMPROPER
CUTTING/
FOLDING

PROPER
CUTTING/
FOLDING

CUTTING/ SEWING

19.

STAIN MARKS

POCKET, RIGHT
FRONT

MISHANDLING

PROPER
HANDLING

SEWING/ FINISHING

20.

PEN MARKS

LEFT FRONT

IMPROPER
HANDLING

PROPER
HANDLING

CUTTING/ FINISHING

21.

CREASE

BACK POCKET,
POCKET FABRIC

IMPROPER
IRONING

PROPER
IRONING

FINISHING

22.

GRIN

ZIPPER

IMPROPER
THREAD
TENSION

PROPER
THREAD
TENSION

SEWING

23.

SEAM LINE MISMATCH

SIDE SEAM AND

HEM

OPERATOR
INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR
TRAINING

SEWING

24.

IMPROPER FOLDING

HEM

OPERATOR
INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR
TRAINING

SEWING

25.

TWISTED SEAM

HEM

OPERATOR
INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR
TRAINING

SEWING

26.

IMPROPER THREAD
COUNT & STITCH
DENSITY

HEM

OPERATOR
INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR
TRAINING

SEWING

27.

PILLING

POCKET FABRIC

IMPROPER
HANDLING/
FABRIC WITH
PILLS

PROPER
HANDLING/
PROPER
HANDLING/
CHECKING
FABRIC TO
BE USED

FINISHING

28.

FOREIGN MATERIAL

SIDE SEAM
OVERLOCK

OPERATOR
INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR
TRAINING

SEWING

29.

EXTRA FABRIC INLAY

POCKET

DIFFERENTIAL
FEEDING OF
FABRIC PARTS

USE OF
APPROPRIAT
E FEED DOG

MARKER MAKING/
CUTTING

30.

UNEQUAL HEM ROUND

HEM PANELS

OPERATOR
INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR
TRAINING

SEWING

31.

IMPROPER SERGING

INSEAM, SIDE
SEAM

OPERATOR
INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR
TRAINING

SEWING

32.

SLACK STITCH

BELT LOOP

OPERATOR
INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR
TRAINING

SEWING

33.

BAD ODOUR

WHOLE
GARMENT

WHOLE
GARMENT

NOT
WASHED
PROPERLY

FINISHING

34.

SOILING

WHOLE
GARMENT

IMPROPER
HANDLING

PROPER
HANDLING

FINISHING

SKIRT
DEFEC DEFECT NAME LOCATION
T NO.

CAUSE

REMEDY

DEPARTME
NT

1.

MISSING FASTNER

WAISTBAND

OPERATOR
INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR
TRAINING

INVENTORY/
SEWING/ FINISHING

2.

UNCUT THREAD

WHOLE
GARMENT

OPERATOR
INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR
TRAINING

SEWING

3.

RAW EDGES VISIBLE

WHOLE
GARMENT

OPERATOR
INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR
TRAINING

SEWING/ FINISHING

PICTURE

4.

IMPROPER FOLDING

HEM

OPERATOR
INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR
TRAINING

SEWING

5.

TWISTED SEAM

HEM

OPERATOR
INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR
TRAINING

SEWING

6.

IMPROPER TOPSTICH

WAISTBAND,
HEM

OPERATOR
INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR
TRAINING

SEWING

7.

YARN FAULTS

SCATTERED IN
GARMENT

DEFECTIVE
FABRIC/
IMPROPER
HANDLING

PROPER
FABRIC/
PROPER
HANDLING

INVENTORY/
FINISHING

8.

IMPROPER STITCH
DENSITY

WHOLE
GARMENT

OPERATOR
INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR
TRAINING

SEWING

9.

NOT UNIFORM GSM

SCATTERED IN
GARMENT

DEFECTIVE
FABRIC

PROPER FABRIC

INVENTORY

10.

SEAM NOT PRESSED

OPEN

SEAM

OPERATOR
INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR
TRAINING

FINISHING

11.

THICK THREAD

SCATTERED IN
GARMENT

DEFECTIVE
FABRIC

PROPER FABRIC

INVENTORY

12.

IMPROPER LENGTH

WAISTBAND

INCORRECT
PATTERN/
IMPROPER
CUTTING

CORRECT
PATTERN/
PROPER
CUTTING

PATTERN/MARKER
MAKING/ CUTTING

13.

UNCUT SELVEGDE

UNDER FRONT &

BACK

INCORRECT
PATTERN/
IMPROPER
CUTTING

CORRECT
PATTERN/
PROPER
CUTTING

CUTTING

14.

SKIP STITCH

WAISTBAND

OPERATOR
INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR
TRAINING

SEWING

15.

STAIN

WAISTBAND,
HEM

IMPROPER
HANDLING

IMPROPER
HANDLING

FINISHING

16.

GRIN

GORE PANEL

IMPROPER
THREAD
TENSION

APPROPRIATE
THREAD
TENSION

SEWING

17.

SEAM LINE MISMATCH

GORE PANEL &

HEM

OPERATOR
INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR
TRAINING

SEWING

18.

IMPROPER SEAM
DIRECTION

GORE PANEL

OPERATOR
INEFFICIENCY

OPERATOR
TRAINING

SEWING

19.

BAD ODOUR

WHOLE
GARMENT

NOT WASHED
PROPERLY

WASH
PROPERLY

FINISHING

20.

SOILING

WHOLE
GARMENT

WHOLE
GARMENT

IMPROPER
HANDLING

CUTTING/
FINISHING