Fabric defects are identified during the grey inspection of the fabric after weaving or knitting.

Types of Fabric Defects

BAR Filling wise band across the full width characterized by a change in appearance from normal colour or texture or finish.

BaggyA fabric which will not lie flat on the cutting table.

BarreAn unintentional, repetitive visual pattern of continuous bars and stripes usually parallel to the filling of woven fabric or to the courses of circular knit fabric.

Broken EndA warp yarn missing for a portion of its length.

BalkAn incomplete color pattern in a striped or plaid fabric.

Bias Fillingthe filling yarns or the color pattern not being at right angle to the warp yarns.

Bowed Fillingthe filling yarns or the color pattern having a curvature from the imaginary line drawn straight between their extremities.

ChafeAn area where the fabric has been damaged by abrasion or friction.

Coarse EndA warp yarn having a larger diameter than those normally being used in the fabric. Also called heavy end.

Colour RunThe colour of one area has bled or superimposed on the color of another area.

End OutA warp yarn missing for the entire length of the cloth. Also called missing end.

Fine EndWarp yarns having smaller diameter than those being normally used in the fabric. Also called as tight end.

FloatThread that extends unbound over the threads of the opposite yarn system with which it should normally be interlaced.

Flyloose fibers originating from without the fabric or foreign matter that have been woven into the fabric.

FlatTwo or more thread weaving as one and not meant as a feature of the weave.

FUZZ BALLSLoose or frayed fibers originating from within the fabric that have formed tiny balls and have been woven into the fabric.

FuzzLoose or frayed fibers originating from the yarns of the fabric.

Hard SizeAn excessive quantity of size. Also called starch lump.

Hitch BackA distortion in the weave of a fabric characterized by tight ends abruptly followed by slack in some ends caused by the release of the strain causing the tight section. Also called drawback.

Jerked in Filling An extra pick dragged into the fabric with correct pick for a portion of the width of the cloth. Also called lash in, pull in.

KinkA short length of yarn spontaneously doubled itself. Also called curl, kinky thread, looped yarn, snarl.

MispickA pick woven in the wrong order with respect to the weave or color pattern, resulting in a break in the weave pattern. Also called as Wrong Pick.

MissReedA warp wise streak caused by the improper spacing of the ends across fabric.

REED MARKSA warp wise streak caused by a damaged reed.

Mixed yarnA yarn that differs from that normally being used in the fabric.

PICK OUT MARKSA chaffed or fuzzy appearance caused by the attempt to remove a weaving defect.

SHUTTLE MARKSA fine line parallel to the filling caused by damage to a group of adjoining ands by the shuttle. Also called as box mark.

Shadedthe color bleach is not uniform from one location to another.

SlubAn abruptly thickened location in a yarn characterized by a softness in twist and more or less of short duration.

STAINSStains such as grease, rust etc occur due to poor material handling.

SmashAn area where the fabric has been ruptured by the simultaneous breaking of a large number of adjacent warp threads

Tentering MarksEnlarged pinholes or distorted areas along the edge of the fabric caused by the holding of the fabric to width during finishing. Also called pin marks.

Temple MarksSmall holes, wrinkles or bruises a short distance from and running parallel to the selvedge caused by the temples holding the fabric to width during weaving.

UNEVEN FINISHThe finish is not uniform from one location to another.

WRONG DRAWA departure from the continuity of the weave pattern caused by one or more ends weaving in the wrong order.

DEFECTIVE SELVEDGE◦ Pulled in selvedge: Caused due to isolated tight

picks. ◦ Rugged or ragged selvedge: Caused due to the

variations in tension of the selvedge ends. ◦ Slacked selvedge: Caused due the incorrect

balance of cloth structure between the body and the selvedge.

◦ Tight selvedge: Caused due to incorrect balance of structure between body and selvedge, selvedge yarns woven at high tension.

◦ Uneven selvedge: Caused by the variation in weft tension, lack of control on number of selvedge ends