Often inspectors are given the responsibility of inspectingfinished garments without adequate training in fabric defects and their causes.The ultimate solution, of course, is to provide actual examples or photographsof both major and minor defects. This section provides a list of defects andexplanations and simplifies the language and the judgments used in makingvisual fabric evaluations. The Quality Control Manager can provide this list toinspectors as a practical tool for achieving uniform inspection decisions.
Major and Minor Defects
The following definitions are central to fabric inspection:
Major Defect: A defect that, if conspicuous on the finished product, wouldcause the item to be a second. (A "second" is a garment with aconspicuous defect that affects the salability or serviceability of the item.
Minor Defects: A defect that would not cause the product to be termed asecond either because of severity or location. When inspecting piece goodsprior to cutting, it is necessary to rate questionable defects as major, sincethe inspector will not know where the defect may occur on the item.
Originallypublished in New Cloth Market: June 2009
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