What is the best garment inspection line?
As a garment inspector and trainer for over 20 years, some of new comers ask me, what is the best garment inspection line? They think performing garment inspection is a complex thing. And as a matter of fact, it is easy to miss some points, very often,they are important points during their own independent inspections. Yes, garments are such a common consumer products and the trading volume is so large every year that every quality inspector wants to learn the inspection skill very quickly. But there is never a shortcut to learn a skill like others. It is the same that learn to be a garment inspector. Unless you have learnt the basic knowledge of textile and garment engineering, you will not become a skillful garment inspector in 3 years.
As a matter of fact, best garment inspection line is a false proposition. There is never such a thing best garment inspection line, because every qualified garment inspector has his own garment inspection line. As long as you have enough knowlage and worked in the sphere enough long, as well as inspected many enough garments, you will become a very skillful garment inspector. “practice makes perfect” suits this situation as it is. But that is not to say, no rules for garment inspection at all. In fact, there are some principals to follow especially for new inspectors.
3 principals for garment inspection line
- From make things correct to make things good. Garments are produced on production line and many processes are involved in workers, many of whom are less educated and trained under nowadays environment. So you should check everything is correct first, for example, size label, hangtags or making confirms to specification. After ensuring all is right, then check the make and workmanship is good.
- From outside of garment to inside of garment, from Zone A to Zone B. This is easy understanding, as outside is more important than inside, Zone A is more important than Zone B.
- From whole thing to parts. For example, you should check the garment as a whole thing first. The structure is okay or not, the garment is symmetrical from left to right or not, the sleeves’ length is even or not, colous shade variation among panels or not… Then checking the collar, the placket, the zippers, the pockets…
As long as you follow these principals and practice, you will become an experienced garment inspector the soonest. Unlike some of unexperienced inspectors, finding defects such as dirty stain, untrimmed thread end on their reports, you will have the ability to judge the quality of a shipment. Whether it is pass or fail, you will have more confidence.
