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Quality of Textiles


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Quality of textiles commonly refers the totalset of performance characterisitcs relating toa textile component, item or product.

Overall total product quality is essential for atextile to remain competitive and successfulin the global marketplace.

What is Textile Quality?


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Defining Quality

The concept of quality can be quitesubjective and open to interpretation.

To maintain consistency and integrity,various standards have been developed forthe ATCFAI. Standards are documents that

predetermine the set of performancecharacteristics and the appropriate level ofcompliance specification that a manufacturershould meet.


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Some standards are considered goodpractise, where others are governed bylegislation and enforced by law.


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Indicators when assessing totalquality of a textile item:

Aesthetics (appearance) of the textiles End use applications and performance

Quality of fibres, yarns, fabrics Quality control Quality assurance

Free from defect in the design, materials ormanufacture

Government legislation (including care label)

trademarks


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Assessing Quality

DESIGNDesign is an integral part of quality. A gooddesign will be aesthetically pleasing andfunctionally appropriate to the specific enduse requirement.


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TRADE MARKS A trademark is a mark that is used for theidentification of goods or services. It isrequired by legislation that a businessregister the mark before it begins to beprotected by trade mark law.

A trade mark can be one or more words oran image or a logo.


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Trademarks are a way of determining qualityin a textiles product. A consumer will haveexpectations of quality assurance, familiarityand uniform production from a knowntradmark.


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Trademarks
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Fabric Quality

Fabric quality is of high importance indetermining the overall quality of a textileitem.

A quality fabric should be free from defectsand uniform in appearance and structure.Fabric quality determines the price point of aproduct and can influence the totalproduction cost, consumer satisfaction andaesthetic properties of the textile item.


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Various test have been created to test thequality of the fabric for the specific end use.Tests included test for abrasion resistance,strength, wrinkle resistance, shrinkageduring washing and colourfastness.


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Care Labelling

Labels are used to convey importantinformation about textile items.For ATCFAI compliance with the productinformation standard is mandatory. Thismeans that the industry must ensure that itsproducts comply with care labellingrequirements.


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The care labelling system is intended rosupply consumers and textile companieswith correct information about the caretreatment of textile products so that theprocesses contained on the label will avoidany damage to the product.


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Quality Assurance Checks

Quality assurance checks are an importantaspect with the total quality management oftextile items.Quality assurance applies to themanufacturing process as a whole.Quality assurance maintains the standardsfrom the beginning of the production processand ensures that the product will be suitablefor end use application.


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Quality assurance ensures that a textile itemis produced to specific level ofpredetermined quality in a manner that issafe, cost effective and efficient.


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Quality Control Measures

Quality control is the inspection andchecking of products and processes. Qualitycontrol measures are used to assess thequality of the product at various stages ofthe manufacturing process.


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Role of the Manufacturer inDetermining Quality

In Australia, the standards for quality aredeveloped by various committees of anorganisation known as Standards Australia.The ATCHFAI relies on the recommendationsof Standards Australia in order to ensure thequality of a textile component, item or

product.Standards set by the InternationalOrganisation for Standardisation (ISO) may

also be referred to.


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It is the role of the manufacturing companyto uphold the standard of good practicereferring to the predetermined qualityassurance and quality control measures andstandards set by Standards Australian andthe ISO.

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