DEMO — fictional range. Local brief only, NOT SENT. No personal data is collected or transmitted.
INSPECTION
Twist and stand spacing are the two checks.
An apparel component is inspected laid flat, because the two things that go wrong are the two that measure fine on the garment.
Illustrative inspection checklist
- Twist
- Sleeve or body, measured laid flat over a stated length
- Stand spacing
- Button stands against the fold, because the fold is the reference
- Stitch count
- Per inch at the seams, where the specification says
- Seam allowance
- Consistent, because a run that varies in allowance varies in size
- Recovery
- Neckband and cuff after a stated stretch, because that is the closure
- Shrinkage
- Measured after the wash regime the garment will actually see
- Balance
- Front against back, hung rather than measured
- Marking
- Batch and size legible on the component or its packaging
An illustrative checklist for a fictional range. A real programme defines the tolerance, the sampling method, the inspection window and the remedy if a batch fails.
The four things a programme needs in writing.
The tolerance, the sampling method, the window in which inspection happens, and what happens if the batch fails. Without all four, a failed delivery becomes an argument rather than a process.
Why twist is measured flat.
Because a twisted sleeve sits correctly when the garment is on a table and wrong when it is on an arm. The flat measurement is the only one that catches it before the garment is worn.