Fabric checkers should know the common fabric faults and the checkers should be able to recognize fabric defects. When garments are inspected after the stitching and finishing stage, checkers still find some defects related to fabric faults.
Let's learn the common faults found in greige fabrics and processed fabrics. Some of the most common fabric faults are listed below.Fabric Faults and Defects Found in Garments:
Abrasion Mark: A place in the fabric where the surface has been damaged due to friction or abnormally weakened by any operation through which it has been passed.Misprint on fabric: In printed fabrics, either missed, partially missed, or incorrectly positioned relative to each other.
Shade Variation: The difference in depth of shade or color within a fabric roll or from roll to roll is known as shade variation in fabrics.
Double Pick: Two yarns running simultaneously, mostly in the weft yarn.
Oil Stain: Oil mark on the fabric.
Holes: A breakage of yarns in the fabric involving more than two yarns.
Bow: When the weft yarns l in an arc across the width of the fabric.
Skew: Distortion in the construction of the fabric i.e. in the yarn that constitutes the fabric.
Crease: A fabric defect across the fabric width usually caused by a sharp fold.
Dye Stain: An area of discoloration due to uneven absorption of colorant.
Mis-pick: A pick/weft yarn not properly interlaced.
Slubs: An abruptly thickened place in a yarn.
Screen Out: The appearance of a colored separation line in a printed design.
Calendar Line: Sharp pressmark on fabric due to the calendar during the processing.
Contamination: Colored fibers with the warp or weft fibers.
Fabric inspection is considered one of the important processes in garment production. When the fabric is inspected, the fabric checker marks defects or faults. In another article, I classified fabric defects using images.
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Double Pick: Two yarns running simultaneously, mostly in the weft yarn.
Oil Stain: Oil mark on the fabric.
Holes: A breakage of yarns in the fabric involving more than two yarns.
Bow: When the weft yarns l in an arc across the width of the fabric.
Skew: Distortion in the construction of the fabric i.e. in the yarn that constitutes the fabric.
Crease: A fabric defect across the fabric width usually caused by a sharp fold.
Dye Stain: An area of discoloration due to uneven absorption of colorant.
Mis-pick: A pick/weft yarn not properly interlaced.
Slubs: An abruptly thickened place in a yarn.
Screen Out: The appearance of a colored separation line in a printed design.
Calendar Line: Sharp pressmark on fabric due to the calendar during the processing.
Contamination: Colored fibers with the warp or weft fibers.
Fabric inspection is considered one of the important processes in garment production. When the fabric is inspected, the fabric checker marks defects or faults. In another article, I classified fabric defects using images.
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