CONSTRUCTION & STITCHING DEFECTS

CONSTRUCTION AND STITCHING

This category should be used for defects made by operations performed on a garment that brings together different materials materials.

201 BROKEN / DROP / SKIP STITCH

Broken / drop / skip stitch is damaged or i irregularities l i i along l the h stitch line.

202 RAW EDGE / FRAYED SEAM

R Raw edge d is i slipping li i or raveling edges. Frayed seam is seam with i h yarn ends. d Any frayed seam that affects the appearance and d function f i of f the h garment should be considered defective. defective

203 OPEN / DELAMINATED SEAM

A seam which hi h appears to b be open is called open seam.

A seam that starts to delaminate from edges is called delaminated seam.

All open and d delaminated d l i t d seams should be considered as defective.

204 OVERRUN STITCH

Overrun stitch is any stitching on a seam or hem that has overrun into the garment, or into an area that g is not supposed to be stitched.

Any overrun stitch that affect the appearance or function of the garment should be considered defective.

206 UNEVEN / WAVY STITCHING

Stitching that is wavy, not straight, or loose. When the stitching affects the garment appearance or function it should be considered defective.

208 PUCKERING / PLEATING

Undesirable uneven surface or gathering of fabric on a garment.

Any puckering that affects appearance and function of the garment should be considered defective. defecti e

211 TWISTED / ROPING / UNEVEN HEM

Twisted / Roping describes hem or seam that does not lie flat and has a twisted appearance.

Any twisted / roping that affects appearance and function of the garment should be considered defective.

Uneven hem refers to wide and narrow or uneven hem. h

211 TWISTED / ROPING / UNEVEN HEM

When viewing a garment keep its shoulders even or pant leg flat. If the hem is exposed from opposite side of the garment around the bottom hem or leg opening, the garment should be considered defective. defective

Any unevenness that affects the garments appearance may be a reason for considering garment defective.

216 CONSTRUCTION NOT AS SPECIFIED

When the construction of a garment differs from given specifications i.e specification request v v neck, neck garment has crew neck, incorrect color combination, high/low pocket or shoulder incorrect placement etc. shoulder, etc

Any deviation from construction specification should be considered defective. defective

299 MISCELLANEOUS CONSTRUCTION DEFECT

Defects that are not captured by previous construction codes.

Defects that are not covered by previous construction codes, that appear appearance and performance of the garment should be considered defective.

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