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Quality control

Meaning in fashion & textiles, with examples

/ˈkwɒləti kənˌtrəʊl/nounCore term

In fashion & textiles, quality control means: Checking materials and products at different stages of production to find defects and make sure they meet the agreed standards.

In Turkish: kalite kontrol, KK

How it is used

Often shortened to QC. Typical stages are fabric inspection, inline inspection during sewing and final inspection before shipment, sometimes by a third-party inspection company. QC staff check measurements, workmanship, colour, labels and packing.

Example sentences

  1. Quality control found loose buttons on 4% of the jackets.

  2. Our quality control team does an inline check after the first 100 pieces.

Common collocations

  • quality control check
  • QC report
  • final inspection
  • inline inspection
  • pass QC
  • AQLAcceptance quality limit: a statistical standard that sets how many defective pieces are allowed in a random sample before a whole shipment fails inspection.
  • measurementsThe sizes of the body or of a garment at specific points, such as chest, waist, hip and length, used for patterns, size charts and quality checks.
  • toleranceThe amount by which a garment measurement may differ from the specified measurement and still be accepted, for example plus or minus 1 cm.
  • PP sampleA pre-production sample: a garment made with the real bulk fabric, trims and colours exactly as it will be produced, approved before production starts.

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