Garments inspection

Introduction:

Garments inspection is an important term in readymade garments sector. Quality inspector is the main in apparel inspection, who certifies the garments export order, whether it is perfect for shipping or not. Quality inspector has to ensure perfect quality according to buyer’s instruction in various stages of garments inspection, which have discussed in this article.

Garments inspection

Stage of Apparel Inspection:

Various stages of garments inspection are mentioned in the below:

1. Raw material inspection,
2. During production inspection,
3. Finishing inspection,
4. Final inspection.

All the stages have discussed in the following:

1. Raw material inspection:

A quality inspector should check various matters according to buyer’s instruction in Raw material inspection stage of garments. Those are-

• Yarn defects such as thick and thin,
• Knitting defects,
• Fabric construction,
• Fabric GSM (Grams per square meter),
• Fabrics shade matching,
• Fabric holes,
• Fabric defects,
• Sewing thread,
• Zipper,
• Fabric softness,
• Fabric width,
• Vertical stripes,
• Horizontal stripes,
• Fabric shrinkage,
• Defective printing,
• Defective embroidery,
• Defective buttons,
• Dirt and stains in fabric.

2. During production inspection:

A quality inspector should ensure different matters according to buyer’s instruction in production stage of garments. Those are

• Collars & Cuffs matching,
• Sewing threads matching,
• cutting patterns,
• stitching,
• Absence of stitching,
• Needle holes & marks,
• Unbalanced sleeve edge,
• Unbalanced placket,
• Open seam,
• Puckering,
• Garment length,
• Shoulder length,
• Body width,
• Shoulder length,
• Placket width,
• Placket length,
• Arm hole,
• Arm Opening,
• Sleeve length,
• Rib or Collar width,
• Hemming width,
• Neck width,
• Neck opening,
• Incorrect side shape,
• Broken & Missing stitch,
• Bottom hem bowing,
• Uneven neck shape,
• Cutting shapes,
• Stitching defects,
• Measurements,
• Buttons,
• Trims & Accessories,
• Labels.