DEFECTS IN GARMENTS MANUFACTURING

During garments manufacturing different kinds of defects occur in garments. Defects crop up in a garment due to diverse reasons. Types of garment, customer demand, standard of quality, technology used, worker skill etc greatly affects defect, its source and its severity etc. A company must make a list of major and minor defects which must not be present in the garments manufacturing or packages.

Different Types of Defects in Garments:

  1. Spirality
  2. Shade difference within a same garment
  3. Holes
  4. Stain
  5. Puckered seam
  6. Open seams / Broken seams
  7. Broken stitches
  8. Dropped stitches/Skipped stitches
  9. Wavy stitches/Staggered stitches
  10. Uncut/ loose thread
  11. Sizing defects
  12. Poor ironing
  13. Seams not aligned at crossing of seams
  14. Distorted knitting
  15. Broken buttons
  16. Defective snaps
  17. Defective snaps
  18. Exposed notches
  19. Exposed raw edges
  20. Fabric defects
  21. Inoperative zipper
  22. Untrimmed thread ends
  23. Misaligned buttons and holes
  24. Missing buttons
  25. Needle cuts / chews
  26. Incorrect or mixed sew in labels
  27. Incorrect or mixed swing tickets/bar codes
  28. Pulled / loose yarn
  29. Oil/ dirt mark on surface
  30. Unfinished buttonhole
  31. Zipper too short