Sewing Section Inspection in Garment: Key Techniques for Quality Control
Noor Ahmed Raaz
Specialized in Apparel Manufacturing
Owner and Editor in Chief Textile Merchandising
Asst. Prof., Department of Textile Engineering
Atish Dipankar University of Science & Technology
Email: textilemerchandising1@gmail.com
Garment Sewing Section:
In the apparel industry sewing section is known as the heart of a garments. After receiving all the component of garments parts from cutting section, then those parts are linked by sewing machine. In this section manufacturer finally get a complete appearance of garments therefore, sewing Section is very important department in the garments industry. Today I want to discuss about the major factor of garments sewing section inspection.
Sewing Section Inspection
For a smooth and perfect sewing operation, we need to identify a few factors that are important in the garment sewing section. Generally, there are three steps for the inspection of the garment’s sewing section. They are as follows-
- Sewing Inspection
- Seaming Inspection
- Assembling Inspection
1. Sewing Inspection:
- There should not be any needle mark.
- There should not be only defective stitches such as slipped stitches, staggered stitches, and unbalanced stitches.
- Seam puckering should be avoided.
Sewing Inspection in Garments
- The stitch density should be uniform.
- There should not be an uneven stitch length.
- Oil spots or uneven stitch lengths should be inspected.
2. Seaming Inspection:
- Unequal width of seam.
- Insecure seam.
- Mis-matching of stripe and checks between two components along seam line.
- Trapping of foreign materials inside the seam.
Seam Line Inspection in Garments
- When the face and back side of the fabrics do not match.
- Application of wrong stitch type or wrong seam type.
- Shade variation between sewing.
3. Assembling Inspection:
- Improper size and shape of any component.
- Wrong size of garments.
- Skipping of any design in garments.
Pocket Assembly Process in Garments
- Lack of proper placement of any component in garments.
- Improper placing and fusing of interlining.
- Shade variation from component to component.

Mohammad Noor Nabi, known by his author name Noor Ahmed Raaz, is a PhD Fellow at Bangladesh University of Textiles (BUTEX) and the Founder & Editor of Textile Merchandising. He is also an Assistant Professor and Chairman of the Textile Engineering Department at a renowned university in Dhaka, Bangladesh. His research focuses on textile innovation and sustainability. Awarded the Research & Development Fellowship twice from the Ministry of Science & Technology in Bangladesh, Noor Ahmed Raaz is dedicated to advancing textile engineering through education, research, and industry collaboration. For inquiries or collaborations, contact Noor Ahmed Raaz via email at textilemerchandising1@gmail.com or WhatsApp at +8801673758271.
Hi,
I am Nahid .i am interested to know
01)How many types of stripe ln knite fabric .
O2) How many types of washing for knit garments .
Thanks
Nahid Hassan
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