MIL-DTL-3866H
TABLE V. End item visual defects - Continued
Examine
Defect
Classification
Major
Minor
Run or dropped stitch
107
Any clearly noticeable unevenness of fabric
205
Needle chews
108
Clearly noticeable slubby yarn
206
Any cut, tear or burn
109
Any Mend
110
Fingers and thumb
Any finger or thumb twisted, pleated, or poorly shaped
207
Seams and Stitching
Any open seam
111
Repair of seam not as specified
208
NOTE: A seam shall be classified as open when one or
more stitches joining a seam are broken or when
two or more consecutive skipped or run-off stitches
occur or raw edge is not caught in stitching
Raw edge (except on wrist)
More than 1/4 inch on outside of glove
209
Type I only
Seam and stitch type
Wrong seam type
210
Wrong stitch type
211
Construction
Type I glove not inseam sewn
212
Type II glove not outseam sewn
213
Stitches per inch
Less than six stitches per inch
112
Six or seven stitches per inch
214
More than ten stitches per inch
215
NOTE: To be scored only when the condition exists on the
major portion of a seam.
Stitch tension
Loose tension resulting in a loosely secured seam
113
Tight tension resulting in clearly noticeable puckering
along seam (stitches break when normal strain is
applied to seam or stitching)
114
Loose stitching (401 stitch type)
115
Ends of stitching
Ends of stitching produced with 301 stitch type,
back tacked less than 1/4 inch
216
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