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Free Garment QC Inspection Checklist
Three inspection passes — pre-production, inline and final — with pass/fail dropdowns, an AQL reference and a defect log you can actually send to a factory.
You cannot inspect quality into a garment that was never specified
The sealed PP sample, the graded spec sheet and the agreed tolerances are the standard. Inspection only checks the bulk against them. If those three things do not exist, there is nothing to inspect against and a rejection is unwinnable.
Inline is the pass that pays for itself
A systematic error found at 20% of the run is a correction. The same error found at final inspection is a rework of the entire order, with your delivery date attached to it.
Report defects so they get fixed
Quantity, photo, location, and the spec it violates. “Quality is bad” produces an argument. “12 of 80 units measure chest 2 cm over tolerance, see photos” produces a correction.
Hold the payment to the report
Tying the balance payment to a passed inspection is the only leverage that reliably works. It belongs in the production agreement from the start, not raised once something has already gone wrong.
Inside
What Is In the Workbook
| Sheet | What goes in it |
|---|---|
| How to use | The principle behind the checklist and how to report a defect so it gets fixed |
| 1 Pre-production | Twelve checks before a single panel is cut: sealed PP sample, tolerances agreed, bulk fabric and shade approved, trims in-house |
| 2 Inline | Twelve checks at roughly 20% of the run — cutting, shading, seam and stitch types, SPI, first-off measurements |
| 3 Final | Fourteen pre-shipment checks across a random sample: measurements, workmanship, labelling, barcodes, packing, carton marks |
| AQL reference | Critical / major / minor, the usual apparel settings, and what AQL 2.5 actually means |
| Defect log | One row per defect type with class, quantity, the spec violated and the action agreed |
Go Deeper
Related Guides
Garment Quality Control Checklist
What to check, when to check it, and how to classify defects so factories act on your feedback.
Read guideAQL Inspection Explained
What AQL 2.5 actually means, the three defect classes, how sample sizes are chosen and what a rejection gets you.
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How to Write Sample Comments
Vague comments are why sampling takes an extra round. Before-and-after examples and the mechanics that save rounds.
Read guideNext Step
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