List of Defects found in Garments (Trouser)

Topics: quality control By: Prasanta Sarkar

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When a quality inspector checks a garment for conforming quality of the product, he looks into
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

Seams and Stitching

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

Button holes

Button/Button Sewing

Waistband

Belt Loops

Front and back

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
11. Stitch or seam type not conforming to
specifications
12. Label is not correctly attached, position and
layout
13. Sewn on design attached at incorrect place and
sewn not according to specs
14. Double needle stitch on crotch seam is missing
15. Use of monofilament thread, other seams than
where specified
1. Size is not within specs
2. Ragged edges
3. Uncut button hole
4. Out of alignment or improper button spacing
5. Stitch depth too narrow or wide
1. Button not securely attached
2. Butler-missing
3. Broken or damaged button
4. Out of alignment or improper spacing
5. Button not matches to specs
6. Lack of support materials on fragile fabric
7. Buttons that crack, chip, discolor, rust, bleed,
melt or otherwise cause consumer dissatisfaction
when care label is followed
1. Uneven in width
2. Excessive fullness, puckering or twisting
3. Closure misaligned
4. Belt loops are crooked
1. Not fully secure
2. Extend above waistband
3. Missing tacks
4. Color shade not to specs
5. Thread shade not to specs
6. Raw edges showing
1. Uneven at bottom hem
2. Under facing showing
3. Pockets conspicuously uneven
4. Darts uneven in length
5. Darts poorly shaped
6. Spot shirring not even right and left sides

Hems

Pockets

Zippers

Gripper
Fly area

Labels

1. Twisted, roped, puckered, pleated, or excessively

visible from exterior
2. Uneven in width
3. Uneven length of product unless specified
1. Not uniform in size and shape
2. Misaligned horizontally or vertically
3. Crooked
4. Missing bar tack, back tack or rivet where
specified
5. Bar tack or rivet not as specified
6. Sewn-in pleats or puckers
1. Any malfunction in operation
2. Tape does not match color specs
3. Wavy zipper
4. Exposed zipper that distracts from product's
appearance
5. Irregular or uneven stitching on zipper
6. Crooked or uneven zipper
7. Bar tack missing or incorrectly located at bottom
or base of zipper
1. Misaligned
2. Missing or incorrect
3. Defective in operation
1. Width is not uniform
2. Bottom stopper does not securely clinched
3. Top of zipper not caught in band
4. Either side of fly extends past other side by
excessive amount.
1. Labels are not correct, text and/or layout
2. Located at incorrect location
3. Insecurely attached to the garment