MIL-DTL-44312C
TABLE I. End item visual defects
Classification
Examine
Defect
Major
Minor
Rows of stitching
Any row of stitching missing
101
Open seams
½ inch or less
201
More than ½ inch
102
Raw edge (on edge required
More than ½ inch when securely caught
202
to be finished)
in stitching
NOTE: Raw edge not securely caught in stitching shall be classified as an open seam.
Seam and stitch type
Wrong seam or stitch type
103
Stitch tension
Stitch tension loose, resulting in loose
203
bobbin or top thread.
Stitch tension excessively tight, resulting
204
in puckering of material.
Stitches per inch
Three or more stitches less than
104
minimum specified.
Up to two stitches less than minimum
205
specified.
One or more stitches in excess of
206
maximum specified.
Stitching Ends
Not secured as specified
207
Thread Breaks, skipped
Not overstitched as specified.
208
stitches, or runoffs
NOTE: Thread breaks or two or more consecutive skipped or runoff stitches not overstitched
shall be classified as an open seam.
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