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Component and materials	Possible Defects
Materials/fabric	1.  Fabric holes 2.  Slubs 3. Shading variation 4. Misprints, out-of-register prints, undesired color spots 5. Cut, visible notch mark tears or visible surface repairs 6. Bow or skew exceeding 1.5 percent 7. Double picks 8. Pilling
Cleanliness	1. Soil, Spots, stains or Dust 2. Attached thread clusters
Pressing	1. Burn or scorch marks 2. Glaring shine marks 3. Press marks from camps 4. Absence of pressing when specified 5. Products packaged moist after steam pressing 6. Improper pressing 7. Seams not lined up when specified for center leg crease 8. Loops twisted after pressing 9. Uneven creases after press
Seams and Stitching	1. Twisted, roped, or puckered seams 2. Open or broken stitches 3. Raw edges where covered edges are specified 4. Seams not back stitched or bar tacked when specified 5. Irregular or uneven top stitching 6. Seam grin-through, seam slippage 7. Pinching or any part of product caught in seam or stitches 8. Any exposed drill holes 9. Length of legs off by more than 3/8 inch 10. Stitch count not conforming to specifications 11. Stitch or seam type not conforming to specifications 12. Label is not correctly attached, position and layout 13. Sewn on design attached at incorrect place and sewn not according to specs 14. Double needle stitch on crotch seam is missing 15. Use of monofilament thread, other seams than where specified
Button holes	1. Size is not within specs 2. Ragged edges 3. Uncut button hole 4. Out of alignment or improper button spacing 5. Stitch depth too narrow or wide
Button/Button Sewing	1. Button not securely attached 2. Butler-missing 3. Broken or damaged button 4. Out of alignment or improper spacing 5. Button not matches to specs 6. Lack of support materials on fragile fabric 7. Buttons that crack, chip, discolor, rust, bleed, melt or otherwise cause consumer dissatisfaction when care label is followed
Waistband	1. Uneven in width 2. Excessive fullness, puckering or twisting 3. Closure misaligned 4. Belt loops are crooked
Belt Loops	1. Not fully secure 2. Extend above waistband 3. Missing tacks 4. Color shade not to specs 5. Thread shade not to specs 6. Raw edges showing
Front and back	1. Uneven at bottom hem 2. Under facing showing 3. Pockets conspicuously uneven 4. Darts uneven in length 5. Darts poorly shaped 6. Spot shirring not even right and left sides
Hems	1. Twisted, roped, puckered, pleated, or excessively visible from exterior 2. Uneven in width 3. Uneven length of product unless specified
Pockets	1. Not uniform in size and shape 2. Misaligned horizontally or vertically 3. Crooked 4. Missing bar tack, back tack or rivet where specified 5. Bar tack or rivet not as specified 6. Sewn-in pleats or puckers
Zippers	1. Any malfunction in operation 2. Tape does not match color specs 3. Wavy zipper 4. Exposed zipper that distracts from product's appearance 5. Irregular or uneven stitching on zipper 6. Crooked or uneven zipper 7. Bar tack missing or incorrectly located at bottom or base of zipper
Gripper	1. Misaligned 2. Missing or incorrect 3. Defective in operation
Fly area	1. Width is not uniform 2. Bottom stopper does not securely clinched 3. Top of zipper not caught in band 4. Either side of fly extends past other side by excessive amount.
Labels	1. Labels are not correct, text and/or layout 2. Located at incorrect location 3. Insecurely attached to the garment

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Bed: The flat surface of the sewing machine. A flat bed machine has one level to sew
on. A free-arm be has a removable U-shaped part of the bed to reveal an arm or tube
used for sewing hard-to-reach areas such as a pant cuff or sleeve.
Bobbin: Disk that hold lower or 'bobbin' thread (this sits in the bobbin case).
Bobbin Case: Device which holds the bobbin and provides tension to the lower thread
(this can be located on the bed of the machine directly under the presser foot, in the
front of the machine directly under the presser foot, or on the left side of the machine
directly under the presser foot).
Bobbin Winder: Mechanism used to wind thread in bobbin.
Feed Dog: Teeth on the bed of the machine, under the presser foot, which controls the
motion of the fabric. Its move fabric in forward direction so as process can continue.
Foot Pedal: Directs power to the machine and allows speed to be controlled.
Hand or Fly Wheel: The wheel located on the right side of the sewing machine. This
wheel raises and lowers the thread take-up lever and the needle. This is driven by the
motor, but it may be turned by hand to take one stitch at a time or to adjust the needle
height.
Head: The complete sewing machine without cabinet or carry case.
Hook: Device which picks the thread off of the needle, located in the bobbin case.
Lower Tension: Controls the delivery of the bottom thread that is provided by the
bobbin case (see Upper Tension).
Needle: Carries the thread through the fabric and joins it with the bobbin thread.
Pressure Foot: Foot that presses down on the fabric to stabilize its movement.
Pressure Foot Lever: Lever used to raise and lower the presser foot.
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Power Switch: Turns the machine on and off.
Reverse Lever or Button: Button or lever used to reverse the stitch from forward
motion to backward motion.
Spool Pin: Holds the spool of thread in place.
Stitch Length: Adjustment used to determine length from front to back of the stitch.
Stitch Width: Adjustment which allows a variety of widths from side to side.
Thread Guides: Devices or hooks, which carry the thread as it goes from the spool to
the needle.