Garments Accessories

The materials those are used in clothing companies to create a garment beautiful for sale and packing other than fabrics and trims are called garments accessories.

Garment Accessories List:

Garments accessories list are given below-

  1. Size Clip
  2. P.P.Band
  3. Tag Pin
  4. Brass Pin
  5. Collar Stand
  6. Arrow Sticker
  7. Scotch Tape
  8. Barcode
  9. Defect Indicator
  10. Poly bag
  11. Elastic bag
  12. Mini Poly bag
  13. Master Carton
  14. Tissue Paper
  15. Back Board
  16. Neck Board
  17. Butterfly
  18. Numbering Stickers
  19. Hanger
  20. Size Stickers
  21. Ball chain
  22. Size Tag
  23. Carton Sticker
  24. Safety Sticker
  25. Carton Pad
  26. Both Side Tape
  27. Plastic Staple
  28. Iron Seal
  29. Clip
  30. Safety Pin
  31. Gum Tape
  32. Plastic Clip
  33. Inner Carton
  34. Claires accessories
  35. Bra Hooks
garments accessories
Hanger

Audit Findings About the Accessories: 

Poly

  • Worker not using Safety Gloves, Musk,
  • Plastic mat not available in the poly section
  • Loose wiring available in the poly section
  • Available chemical container here & there
  • Machine Instruction missing
  • Machine check list not updated
  • Scissor , Cutter, knife not using with safety
  • Production poly kept in the floor.
  • Worker lunch box in the production floor.
  • Worker weren’t using ear plug in the noise area.
  • Drinking water container was dirty
  • Medicine item not available in the first aid box.

Offset

  • Chemical Container here & there & without Label
  • MSDS not posted
  • Fire Extinguisher not available
  • Electrical Board was blocked with machine
  • Fire alarm not installed
  • Emergency Light marking was missing
  • PPE not available in this section.
  • Lose wiring available in this area.
  • Fire alarm switch was missing
  • Medicine was missing according the medicine list in the first aid box.
  • Workers not using ID card during the working time
  • Machine safety cover was missing the ROLAND 200
  • Hand gloves. Ear plug & Safety goggles were missing this area.

Die Cutting.

  • Fire Extinguisher not available
  • Evacuation plan was missing
  • Smoke detector not functional & not available
  • Fire alarm was missing
  • Fire alarm switch was missing

Auto

  • Worker not using PPE
  • Fire Extinguisher was blocked
  • Chemical container here & there
  • Smoke detector not available in this area

Manual

  • Worker not using PPE ( Ear plug, Hand gloves, Safety gloves , Musk)
  • Carton stored is so much sky-scraping
  • Emergency Light not available in the all premises
  • Need to installed Smoke Detector

Expose

  • Workers not using PPE
  • Need to installed Exhaust fan
  • Need to installed PA system in the hole premises

Store

  • Bin Card is missing in the store
  • MSDS was missing the store
  • Accessories stored in the excess level

Generator:

  • Chemical Container not using ion the second containment area
  • MSDS not available
  • Generator Operator not using Ear muff

Documents:

  • Fire fighter Certificate was missing
  • All training not updated since 2 months
  • Fire Fighter team was missing
  • Fire fighter list wasn’t update
  • Health & safety committee wasn’t update

Additional Garments Accessories :

  • Must be suitable for the material/ product/ treatment and wash
  • Must be correctly positioned, according to instructions
  • Must be colour fast
  • Must not damage the product when attached
  • Must if loose, e.g. belt, decoration, be attached with a pin tag/ stitches

Garments Accessories – Beads And Pearls for Children 

  • Beads, and pearls must be checked for sharp edges and sharp points.
  • Beads, and pearls must never break or disassemble.
  • Styles with beads and pearls need to be wash tested 5 times to ensure that all decorations are intact and not sharp after wash.
  • Where hand stitched, the stitching should be locked off after every 10th stitch.
  • Additional requirements for size 44 up to and including size 98
  • Beads and pearls are small parts and can be a choking risk. Due to their small size they cannot be tested for 90/70N pull force, and are thus not allowed.
  • For bigger beads threaded on straps, the strap should withstand 90 N pull force test.

Garments Accessories – Decorations for Children 

  • Studs and decorations must be checked for sharp edges and sharp points.
  • Studs and decorations must never break or disassemble.
  • Styles with glued on studs need to be wash tested 5 times to ensure that all studs/decorations are intact after wash.
  • Additional requirement for size 44 up to and including size 98
  • Glued on studs, decorations or diamantées are not allowed since they cannot be tested for 90/70 N pull force.
Garments Accessories - Decorations for Children
Decorations for Children

Garments Accessories Touch and Close Fasteners for Children

  • It is recommended that soft qualities of touch and close fasteners are used on garments for baby and children.
  • The male part (scratchy part with hooks) should be directed away from the body of the child to avoid skin abrasion.
  • Touch and close fasteners used on garments must have trimmed corners, preferably rounded, or sewn with no exposed edges. No sharp edges allowed.

Garments Accessories – Liquid Filled Components

  • Liquid filled accessories shall be avoided as much as possible, but if in any exceptional case we need to use that
  • Global Quality Department must approve the product and liquid.
  • We always have to ask for a MSDS (material safety data sheet) and when needed also a full description of the content of the fluid.
Garments Accessories - Liquid Filled Components
Liquid Filled Components

Garments Accessories Fringes

Fringes could be an entanglement hazard. Fringes that are loops are at higher risk, and for these the maximum allowed length is 7,5 cm in circumference (where fringes are allowed). Fringes that are a series of attached tassels must in addition to the below requirement be assessed as small parts.

Head, neck and upper chest area

44-134

  • No fringes allowed on hood or back of the neck. Other parts of neck and upper chest fringes are allowed with maximum length 7,5 cm.
  • No knots or 3D embellishment allowed.
  • Not from elastic material.

140-170

  • Maximum length 7,5 cm.
  • Knot or 3D embellishment is allowed.
  • Not from elastic material.

Chest & Waist

  • Maximum length 14 cm.
  • Knots or 3D embellishment only allowed on garments worn from waist down, such as trousers, shorts, skirts.

Lower edge (hem) of garments which end below crotch

Maximum length 14 cm.

Fringe must not hang below lower edge (hem).

Garments that finish at ankle: no fringe at lower edge, even if ending above hem.

Back area

  • Maximum length 7,5 cm.
  • No knots or 3D embellishment allowed.

Sleeves

Long sleeves

  • Maximum length 7,5 cm
  • Fringe must not hang below lower edge (hem).
  • No fringe at lower edge, even if ending above hem.
  • No knots or 3D embellishment allowed.

Short sleeves 44-134

  • Maximum length 7,5 cm
  • Knot or 3D embellishment is allowed.

Short sleeves 140-170

  • Maximum length 14 cm
  • Knot or 3D embellishment is allowed IF length of fringe is maximum 7,5 cm.

Garments Accessories Inspection

In order to ensure the best quality of Auto knit wear Ltd of Auto Group,  each item (Garments Accessories) of every Order & Style must be inspected by following the below systems. At first, the responsible QC inspectors will be collected all kinds of necessary documents including approval from responsible concern person against that accessories before starting the inspection in any Receiving accessories. Then as per AQL those goods should be inspected randomly according to 10 % of receiving qty.  During the inspection if the defect qty is more than 01 %, the inspection result will be failed. After that, the non-conformity report against problematic goods will be submitted to the concern persons for reviewing. Then those accessories (failed qty) have to dispose according to the written decision by authorized persons for segregating the defective goods.

Pls note, if is found doing a few pcs such problem-wrong information goods, mixed colors & mixed sizes in a delivery pack it must be informed to the concern persons through the non-conformity report for reviewing. As there is no acceptable quality level in this kind of problem.

Inspection Failed Qty: The inspection failed qty shall be re-inspected as per 15 % of receiving qty after checking by the supplier people. If the result of re-inspection is failed it should be 100 % inspected for bulk.

Accessories inspection Reports: It must be reported both pass & fail all kinds of accessories inspection as a record in daily & thus all accessories inspection reports of each order must be kept to save at least in one year as a record  for showing as presentation.

Control of non- conforming accessories: All non-conformity accessories will be stored either in rejected zone or sent back to the supplier for replacement. Of course, this should be done as per the disposition decision of authority.

Replacement qty or short qty: Every time the replacement qty or short qty must be checked as per AQL & shall be reported both pass & fail of inspection as a record. If the inspection result is failed it has to inform to concern persons through the non-conformity report for the disposition decision. All kinds of accessories will be inspecting as per the above – mentioned instructions until

Garments Accessories Buckles, Toggles, Hook & Eye for Children

  • Buckles, toggles and hook & eye must be checked for sharp edges and sharp points.
  • Buckles, toggles and hook & eye must never break or disassemble
  • Additional requirements for size 44 up to and including size 98
  • Buckles, toggles and hook & eye fitting completely within the small parts testing cylinder are considered small parts and must withstand 90 N pull force test.
  • Both the attachment of the detail, and all parts of the detail itself should be tested.
Garments Accessories - Buckles, Toggles, Hook & Eye for Children
Buckles, Toggles, Hook & Eye for Children

Fabric trim is the related term of garments accessories

[1] S. M. Bappy Rana, B.Sc.in Textile Engineering, BUBT