MIL-DTL-82288C
Table I. End item visual examination. (cont'd)
Classification
Examine
Defect
Major
Minor
NOTE: A hem shall be classified as open when one or more
stitches joining a hem are broken, or when two or
more continuous skipped stitches or run-offs occur,
and are not overstitched.
Thread breaks:
- overstitches less than 1 inch
215
NOTE: Thread breaks not overstitched shall be classified
as an open hem.
Hem and
Cemented hem not talced if necessary
216
stitch type
Needle chews
127
Wrong hem or stitch type
128
Stitch tension
Loose, resulting in a loosely exposed
bobbin or top thread
217
Tight, resulting in excessive tightness
or puckering of fabric
129
Stitches per inch
One stitch less than minimum specified
218
Two or more stitches less than minimum
specified
130
One or more stitches in excess of
maximum specified
219
Stitching margin
Larger than specified:
-
by more than 3/16 inch for more
than 4 inches
220
Stitching gage
Not as specified
221
Stitching ends
Overstitched less than one inch
(except where ends are held down
by other stitching or turned under
in a hem)
222
Hems: Type II
Badly pleated, puckered, or twisted
223
Heat sealed or
Any hem area open, any channel
131
cemented
Not properly cemented or heat sealed
132
Grommets
Improperly set:
-
excessively loose, allowing grommets
to rotate in hole
224
-
excessively tight, cutting surrounding
fabric
133
Marking
Omitted, incorrect, illegible, or misplaced
225
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