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Quality of Textiles

Quality of textiles commonly refers the total


set of performance characterisitcs relating to
a textile component, item or product.

Overall total product quality is essential for a
textile to remain competitive and successful
in the global marketplace.
What is Textile Quality?
Defining Quality
The concept of quality can be quite
subjective and open to interpretation.

To maintain consistency and integrity,
various standards have been developed for
the ATCFAI. Standards are documents that
predetermine the set of performance
characteristics and the appropriate level of
compliance specification that a manufacturer
should meet.
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Some standards are considered good
practise, where others are governed by
legislation and enforced by law.


Indicators when assessing total
quality 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 or
manufacture
Government legislation (including care label)
trademarks
Assessing Quality
DESIGN
Design is an integral part of quality. A good
design will be aesthetically pleasing and
functionally appropriate to the specific end
use requirement.
ACTIVITY
Children's play tent Design Features
AESTHETIC
Design Features
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TRADE MARKS
A trademark is a mark that is used for the
identification of goods or services. It is
required by legislation that a business
register the mark before it begins to be
protected by trade mark law.
A trade mark can be one or more words or
an image or a logo.
Trademarks are a way of determining quality
in a textiles product. A consumer will have
expectations of quality assurance, familiarity
and uniform production from a known
tradmark.
Trademarks
Fabric Quality
Fabric quality is of high importance in
determining the overall quality of a textile
item.
A quality fabric should be free from defects
and uniform in appearance and structure.
Fabric quality determines the price point of a
product and can influence the total
production cost, consumer satisfaction and
aesthetic properties of the textile item.
Various test have been created to test the
quality of the fabric for the specific end use.
Tests included test for abrasion resistance,
strength, wrinkle resistance, shrinkage
during washing and colourfastness.
Care Labelling
Labels are used to convey important
information about textile items.
For ATCFAI compliance with the product
information standard is mandatory. This
means that the industry must ensure that its
products comply with care labelling
requirements.
The care labelling system is intended ro
supply consumers and textile companies
with correct information about the care
treatment of textile products so that the
processes contained on the label will avoid
any damage to the product.
Quality Assurance Checks
Quality assurance checks are an important
aspect with the total quality management of
textile items.
Quality assurance applies to the
manufacturing process as a whole.
Quality assurance maintains the standards
from the beginning of the production process
and ensures that the product will be suitable
for end use application.
Quality assurance ensures that a textile item
is produced to specific level of
predetermined quality in a manner that is
safe, cost effective and efficient.
Quality Control Measures
Quality control is the inspection and
checking of products and processes. Quality
control measures are used to assess the
quality of the product at various stages of
the manufacturing process.
Role of the Manufacturer in
Determining Quality
In Australia, the standards for quality are
developed by various committees of an
organisation known as Standards Australia.
The ATCHFAI relies on the recommendations
of Standards Australia in order to ensure the
quality of a textile component, item or
product.
Standards set by the International
Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) may
also be referred to.

It is the role of the manufacturing company
to uphold the standard of good practice
referring to the predetermined quality
assurance and quality control measures and
standards set by Standards Australian and
the ISO.

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